Stories indexed under: Biosciences

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  • Second annual Darwin Day coming Saturday Feb. 7, 2007 The 198th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth will be celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007 on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
  • CALS Dean Molly Jahn: Biosciences can transform state economy Feb. 6, 2007 Few people have a better firsthand take on the value of university-industry collaboration than Molly Jahn, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's new dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
  • McKenna selected to head veterinary diagnostic lab Jan. 31, 2007 Thomas McKenna, an animal disease expert with 12 years experience dealing with the implications of livestock diseases at the national and international level, has been chosen to head the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
  • Enzyme plays dual role in cancer spread Jan. 29, 2007 Before cancer cells can migrate, or metastasize, to other parts of the body, they first have to disconnect from their neighbors in the tumor. A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison and Canadian scientists has made a surprising discovery: The same enzyme that controls the ability of cancer cells to move also governs a process that binds them tightly in place.
  • Study uncovers a lethal secret of 1918 influenza virus Jan. 17, 2007 In a study of nonhuman primates infected with the influenza virus that killed 50 million people in 1918, an international team of scientists has found a critical clue to how the virus killed so quickly and efficiently.
  • Wisconsin Idea: Cultivating the artisan cheese market Jan. 5, 2007 When someone mentions Babcock Hall, people immediately think "ice cream." But the campus dairy plant is starting to make a name with another signature product: award-winning cheese.
  • Barnacle busters: Tackling a shipping industry headache Dec. 28, 2006 Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised a potentially ingenious solution to the multi-million dollar problem known as "biofouling," a chronic headache that has plagued the shipping world for centuries.
  • Wisconsin scientists land major infectious disease awards Dec. 19, 2006 The holidays have arrived early for two young University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members. Cancer researcher Robert Kalejta and chemist Helen Blackwell have learned that they are each the recipients of prestigious Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Awards from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
  • New book extols the beauty of Arboretum prairie plants Dec. 18, 2006 People looking for a gift for the gardener or nature lover in their lives - especially one who is interested in prairies and prairie gardens - might consider the new "Prairie Plants of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum," a beautiful and informative guide to the more than 360 native and introduced species that grow and bloom on the Arboretum's prairies.
  • ‘Kauffman Campus’ award will fuel campus, state entrepreneurship Dec. 14, 2006 Gov. Jim Doyle and Chancellor John Wiley announced today that the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has named the University of Wisconsin-Madison one of its nine "Kauffman Campuses," and has received $5 million to help train students in the principles and practices of entrepreneurship and spur greater research commercialization statewide.
  • New research program tackles Parkinson’s disease Dec. 14, 2006 A new research collaboration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to move promising new therapies for Parkinson's disease from primates to patients.
  • Anesthesia in childhood: Are there dangers? Dec. 14, 2006 This week, The Why Files asks if anesthetics are killing brain cells in children who are exposed during pregnancy or the first three years of life.
  • Study: Botulinum attacks like a 'smart bomb' Dec. 13, 2006 A pilot without a map can locate an airport by first finding a nearby landmark, like a big river, and then searching for the airport. New research from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and Scripps Research Institute shows how the astonishingly powerful botulinum toxin uses a similar strategy to latch onto nerve cells, the first step in inactivating them.
  • Scientists find potential weapon against tuberculosis infection Dec. 13, 2006 The discovery of a unique copper-repressing protein in the bacterium that causes tuberculosis in humans may pave the way toward new strategies for halting tuberculosis infection.
  • Brain’s 'fear center' may underlie autistic behaviors Dec. 12, 2006 The brain's emotional center is unusually small in autistic males with the most severe behavioral impairments, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers reported this month.
  • Prestigious fellowship awarded to scientist Dec. 11, 2006 A postdoctoral researcher in the University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemistry department has been selected as a recipient of a prestigious new fellowship.
  • Good sports: Hamstring findings may help injured athletes stay healthy Nov. 21, 2006 Athletes who strain a hamstring could avoid re-injuring the muscle by participating in targeted physical therapies and improving their running mechanics, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison research.
  • Lakeshore Nature Preserve comes to life online Nov. 20, 2006 A digital trove brimming with cutting-edge maps, evocative photos, ecological information and the rich history of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Lakeshore Nature Preserve has been assembled on a Web site that debuted today.
  • Scientists find mutations that let bird flu adapt to humans Nov. 15, 2006 By comparing influenza viruses found in birds with those of the avian virus that have also infected human hosts, researchers have identified key genetic changes required for pandemic strains of bird flu.
  • New drug blocks influenza, including bird flu virus Oct. 4, 2006 Opening a new front in the war against flu, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have reported the discovery of a novel compound that confers broad protection against influenza viruses, including deadly avian influenza.