Stories indexed under: Biosciences

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  • Town hall meetings to introduce building plans for Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Sept. 26, 2007 On October 1, 8 and 10, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) are hosting a series of town hall meetings to inform the UW-Madison community about the latest building plans for the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
  • Photo of frog Study: Nutrient pollution drives frog deformities Sept. 25, 2007 High levels of nutrients used in farming and ranching activities fuel parasite infections that have caused highly publicized frog deformities in ponds and lakes across North America, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder.
  • Brain image Hormone-driven effects on eating, stress mediated by same brain region Sept. 25, 2007 A hormone system linked to reducing food consumption appears to do so by increasing stress-related behaviors, according to a new study.
  • Portion of book cover New book looks at public perception and media treatment of GMOs Sept. 24, 2007 Although the vast majority of Americans are blithely unaware, the United States and its system of food production is irreversibly hitched to modern biotechnology. In short, most people unwittingly and regularly consume food that was produced through genetic engineering.
  • Stem cell cultures $7.2 million grant to aid search for ALS stem cell therapy Sept. 20, 2007 With the help of a $7.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers will explore the potential of stem cells and natural growth factors to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
  • Microbial Sciences Building Microbial Sciences Building designed for discovery, collaboration Sept. 14, 2007 As the doors swung open at the new Microbial Sciences Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, students and researchers found a facility designed to spark exchanges of ideas aimed at answering biological questions of unprecedented complexity and importance.
  • Research and instruction in the Microbial Sciences Building Sept. 14, 2007 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Microbial Sciences Building will be home to a wide range of departments, programs and researc h centers.
  • Slide show: Microbial Sciences Building Sept. 14, 2007
  • Using evolution, UW team creates a template for many new therapeutic agents Sept. 10, 2007 By guiding an enzyme down a new evolutionary pathway, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has created a new form of an enzyme capable of producing a range of potential new therapeutic agents with anticancer and antibiotic properties.
  • Woman looking through microscope Basic research robust in face of more university patenting Sept. 10, 2007 A UW-Madison study of more than 1,800 U.S. life scientists found that, despite an explosion in academic patenting in recent years, most life science professors still do research the "old-fashioned" way: they win federal grants, publish results in scientific journals, and graduate Ph.D. students.
  • Pipette and petri dish National Stem Cell Bank announces addition of new cell lines Sept. 7, 2007 The National Stem Cell Bank has announced that it has received select human embryonic stem cell lines from Novocell, a leading stem cell engineering company based in San Diego. With the addition of the new lines, the National Stem Cell Bank will have on deposit 14 of the 21 cell lines listed on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) federal registry.
  • Ben Herbert drinking whey drink UW Badgers, farmers enjoy benefits of whey sports drink Sept. 6, 2007 When the University of Wisconsin football Badgers take the field this fall, they will have a secret weapon behind them: Wisconsin's dairy cows.
  • Holstein cow Beijing seminar helps Wisconsin dairies build a bridge to China Sept. 4, 2007 Along the northern and northeastern borders of China, traditionally considered the country's dairy belt, daily life can resemble a scene from a Wisconsin of a bygone era. But Chinese dairy farmers aren't facing the hurdles of modernization alone. To help them meet their lofty goals, they are turning to a state that knows a thing or two about building a dairy industry: Wisconsin.
  • UW-Madison among Hartwell Foundation’s 2007 top ten biomedical research centers Aug. 20, 2007 For the second year in a row, the Hartwell Foundation of Memphis, Tenn., has named the University of Wisconsin-Madison as one of its Top Ten Centers of Biomedical Research.
  • Biochemist Frey honored for career leadership Aug. 16, 2007 The American Chemical Society's Division of Biological Chemistry will host a symposium in recognition of a UW-Madison biochemist's career achievements.
  • Still frame from animation showing balloon-like structures that some RNA viruses create as safe havens in cells for repl Features of replication suggest viruses have common themes, vulnerabilities Aug. 14, 2007 A study of the reproductive apparatus of a model virus is bolstering the idea that broad classes of viruses - including those that cause important human diseases such as AIDS, SARS and hepatitis C - have features in common that could eventually make them vulnerable to broad-spectrum antiviral agents.
  • Embryonic stem cells Stem cell therapy rescues motor neurons in ALS model Aug. 1, 2007 In a study that demonstrates the promise of cell-based therapies for diseases that have proved intractable to modern medicine, a team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has shown it is possible to rescue the dying neurons characteristic of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neuromuscular disorder also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
  • Instrument for managing phosphorous Phosphorus management system balances farms, water quality July 18, 2007 At any given spot in Wisconsin, chances are that you're not far from a lake or a farm, or both - but the combination is not always a harmonious one. The future of both may hinge on proper management of an essential element: phosphorus.
  • Rod of Asclepius Study finds variable drug sensitivity among hepatitis C viruses July 11, 2007 A new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health offers promise for a double-duty treatment that may provide both immune suppression and anti-HCV activity in a single drug.
  • Statement on NBAF short list announcement July 11, 2007 Chancellor John D. Wiley expresses diappointment with the decision of the U.S. departments of Homeland Security and Agriculture to not include Wisconsin on its list for consideration for the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF).