Stories indexed under: Biosciences

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• A virtual elephant from a marriage of biology, engineering, and art May 29, 2013 The solid aluminum cast of an elephant on Warren Porter's desk has been waiting for 25 years.
• Two researchers named Shaw scientists May 24, 2013 The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has chosen two University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers for 2013 Shaw Scientist Awards.
• Vaterite: Crystal within a crystal helps resolve an old puzzle April 25, 2013 With the help of a solitary sea squirt, scientists have resolved the longstanding puzzle of the crystal structure of vaterite, an enigmatic geologic mineral and biomineral.
• New living, learning community to welcome biology students April 24, 2013 To help bio newbies get off to the right start, as many as 130 students will begin 2014 in BioHouse, the university’s 10th residential learning community.
• Madison startup company mounting two-pronged attack against influenza April 22, 2013 As a new type of "bird flu" causes deaths and worries in China, a Madison startup is attacking the problem on two fronts. FluGen, under the scientific guidance of University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a world authority on influenza, is moving ahead with a better way to deliver existing vaccines and a novel "universal" flu vaccine.
• Microbe shown to regulate its host’s biological clock April 12, 2013 At a time when scientists are beginning to recognize the pervasive influence of microbes in a legion of plant and animal functions, new research shows a symbiotic bacterium setting the biological clock of its host animal.
• In autism, age at diagnosis depends on specific symptoms April 9, 2013 The age at which a child with autism is diagnosed is related to the particular suite of behavioral symptoms he or she exhibits, new research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows.
• Stem cell symposium to address heart, vascular disease April 8, 2013 World leaders in the use of stem cells will gather Wednesday, April 10 at the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute in Fitchburg, Wis., for the eighth annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium, "Cell-Based Therapy for Heart & Vascular Disease: Pathways to Clinic."
• DOE renews Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center April 4, 2013 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the University of Wisconsin-Madison $25 million per year to fund the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) for another five years.
• Energy institute fueling innovation in new facility March 19, 2013 Gazing out at the roughly 60,000 cars that cross the intersection at the Wisconsin Energy Institute’s (WEI’s) doorstep, the reason the building exists is clear — energy consumption and dependence on fossil fuels — and WEI’s research is poised to address the problem.
• Flu transmission studies could resume soon Feb. 26, 2013 After a voluntary hiatus of more than a year, avian influenza transmission studies may soon resume at UW-Madison’s Influenza Research Institute (IRI) as the National Institutes of Heath (NIH) last week issued a new framework for vetting such experiments.
• Analytical trick may accelerate cancer diagnosis Feb. 24, 2013 Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found a new way to accelerate a workhorse instrument that identifies proteins. The high-speed technique could help diagnose cancer sooner and point to new drugs for treating a wide range of conditions.
• Science + art exhibit focuses on the beauty of a cure Feb. 20, 2013 An unusual exhibit focusing on cancer recovery through the lens of art and science will open Feb. 22 in the Biochemistry Department on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
• Donohue elected president of American Society for Microbiology Feb. 15, 2013 University of Wisconsin-Madison bacteriology professor Timothy J. Donohue has been elected president of the American Society for Microbiology.
• Value of modified corn is more in reducing losses than boosting yields Feb. 14, 2013 While there's no end of robust and heated conversation about genetically modified foods, there are strikingly few comprehensive studies that put a numeric value on the costs and benefits.
• UW’s veterinary medical school adopts wildlife health project Feb. 13, 2013 Outbreaks of disease in wildlife may seem remote and, for most humans, inconsequential. But disease events that arise in wild animal populations can be far-reaching and can even pose a threat to humans and domestic animals far removed from the source of animal affliction.
• Research quest aims to cure hearing loss at its root Feb. 12, 2013 The ultimate cause of hearing loss is usually found in the tiny hair cells that play the crucial role of converting sound waves into nerve impulses for delivery to the brain.
• UW–Madison physicist wins science image challenge Jan. 31, 2013 Close your eyes and picture an ocean reef: vivid violet, cool blue and tropical green intertwining in gentle curves and delicate edges. And that's just the urchin teeth.
• New form of cell division found Dec. 17, 2012 Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center have discovered a new form of cell division in human cells.
• Noted biologist to give free, public talks in Madison Dec. 7, 2012 Scott Gilbert, a professor of biology at Swarthmore College noted for using stories, images and analogies to get scientific points across, will give two free public lectures in Madison Dec. 12 and 13.