Stories indexed under: Biosciences

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  • World Stem Cell Summit comes to Madison Sept. 21-23 Sept. 10, 2008 Meeting stem cell experts from around the world, unique networking opportunities, and a public day of outreach await those attending the World Stem Cell Summit and related events Sept. 21-23 in Madison, Wis.
  • Photo of marmosets Baby's smell tamps down dad's testosterone levels Sept. 3, 2008 Does eau de infant make dad a better parent? It does, it seems, if you are a common marmoset, a New World monkey known for its collaborative approach to rearing offspring.
  • Photo of lab vial WiCell Research Institute launches new stem cell bank Aug. 21, 2008 The WiCell Research Institute, a private, not-for-profit supporting organization to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is launching its own stem cell bank to distribute cell lines beyond the 21 lines eligible for federal funding and distribution through the National Stem Cell Bank (NSCB).
  • Image of bodies The biology of obesity: Do these genes make me look fat? Aug. 15, 2008 Scientists are probing the complex relationship between our DNA and our diets to unravel the root causes of obesity. But for those seeking a simple solution to the worldwide fat epidemic, their answers may be hard to swallow.
  • Photo of stem cell medium in a vial New $8.9 million project aims to unlock stem cell secrets Aug. 4, 2008 Although scientists have had access to human embryonic stem cells for a decade, precisely how the all-purpose cell gives rise to all other cells in the body and why others do not remains a fundamental mystery of biology.
  • Photo of struvite inside a pipe Soil scientist's fascination with mineral yields plan for battling it July 29, 2008 A UW-Madison soil scientist may have found a solution to a pesky mineral that plagues wastewater engineers all over the country.
  • Symbiotic microbes induce profound genetic changes in their hosts July 28, 2008 Researchers from the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Iowa identify a slew of microbe-induced genetic changes in a tiny squid, including a set of evolutionarily conserved genes that may hold the secrets to developing a mutually beneficial relationship.
  • Medical icon Blood-related genetic mechanisms found important in Parkinson’s disease July 21, 2008 A finding by scientists at UW-Madison, Brigham and Women's Hospital and the University of Ottawa may lead to new treatments for Parkinson's disease.
  • Facility to house new instrument to speed biomedical research July 17, 2008 Already home to one of the world's most impressive collections of huge research instruments, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison (NMRFAM) is about to add another giant.
  • Portion of yield map A 'red flag' for expanding biofuels in the tropics July 9, 2008 Biofuels, by recycling atmospheric carbon, are a potential boon to the world's ailing climate. But efforts in the tropics to significantly expand biofuel production by replacing tropical forests with oil palm, sugarcane and other agricultural biofuels could, in fact, accelerate climate change, according to a new study published this week (July 9).
  • Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center hires scientific programs manager July 7, 2008 The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) has hired a translator to connect researchers who would normally live in entirely separate research worlds.
  • Lignin expert chooses to pursue biofuels research at UW-Madison July 1, 2008 A UW-Madison biochemistry professor will stay at the university to join its Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center.
  • Public events slated at UW-Madison research stations June 25, 2008 The following is a list of public events currently scheduled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Agricultural Research Stations, the Kemp Biological Station and the O.J. Noer turfgrass facility.
  • Synchronized swimming: Collections of microorganisms make their own waves June 25, 2008 Some microorganisms prefer the breaststroke while swimming. Others move along by essentially twisting their tail. How populations of bacteria and other microorganisms swim is more than just a matter of style, according to Mike Graham, University of Wisconsin-Madison Harvey D. Spangler Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
  • BIO 2008: Targeted therapies enjoy banner year June 23, 2008 With all the buzz about stem cell research breakthroughs and other highlights in a year of life-science innovation, it was targeted therapies with companion molecular diagnostics that gained the most in terms of development and usage, according to a new study released by Deloitte Consulting.
  • Wiley to tackle interim role leading new institute June 22, 2008 Outgoing University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley has been named the new interim director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID), the public half of the new research center that promises to be a model of interdisciplinary science and public-private collaboration.
  • New exchange program to build bridges between UW and India May 27, 2008 Although still recovering from jet lag, a group of 15 undergraduate students from India are getting situated in various labs across the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, where they will spend the summer conducting research.
  • Hartwell fellowship aids childhood asthma research May 23, 2008 Postdoctoral fellow Lisa Lenertz spends her days at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying how one protein, critical for proper immune function, moves from the inside to the surface of white blood cells.
  • Institute sponsors symposium to explore integration of math, biology May 13, 2008 The Morgridge Institute for Research and the Graduate School are sponsoring a two-day symposium open to faculty and academic staff interested in exploring the interfaces connecting the mathematic, computational and biological sciences, and the major impact of these evolving interactions on research, education, training and discovery.
  • Invitrogen, WARF sign license agreement for human embryonic stem cells May 8, 2008 Invitrogen Corp. and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced today (May 8) that they have signed a license for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) patents for the development of research tools.