Stories indexed under: Genetics

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• Sequencing effort to chart ants and their ecosystem June 26, 2009 Nestled within the twisting fungus gardens of leaf-cutter ants exists a complex symbiotic web that has evolved over millions of years. Now, with the help of a major genomic sequencing grant from Roche Applied Science, scientists at UW-Madison will be able to analyze these interactions at the molecular scale.
• ‘Motorized’ DNA opens door to autonomous molecular experiments April 17, 2009 Using the same protein molecule that scientists have used for decades to copy genetic material, researchers have developed a molecular motor for propelling DNA.
• Chemistry meets biology at screening center Feb. 26, 2009 When University of Wisconsin-Madison bacteriologist Nancy Keller and her team managed to genetically trick fungi into making metabolic byproducts that are notoriously difficult for scientists to get at, she wondered if the substances might have any clinically useful properties.
• Intrepid explorers and the search for the origin of species Feb. 12, 2009 A UW-Madison professor of genetics will give the plenary lecture at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Friday, Feb. 13.
• Mathematical models reveal how organisms transcend the sum of their genes Feb. 6, 2009 Molecular and cellular biologists have made tremendous scientific advances by dissecting apart the functions of individual genes, proteins, and pathways. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering are looking to expand that understanding by putting the pieces back together, mathematically.
• 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.
• At the synapse: Gene may shed light on neurological disorders May 22, 2008 In a recent finding, UW-Madison researchers describe a gene that controls the proper development of synapses, explaining how they work and why they sometimes go wrong.
• Nobel laureate establishes symposium to inspire young scientists May 21, 2008 As an undergraduate student at Oxford University in the 1940s, Oliver Smithies attended a series of lectures by Linus Pauling, one of the most influential chemists of the 20th century. It was a powerful experience, one that sparked the young scientist's ambitions and helped launch his own eminent career.
• With cell as muse, art fuels scientist’s quest April 28, 2008 For Ahna Skop, the tipping point to a career in science was a dance and a food fight.
• Six faculty members receive Kellett Mid-Career Awards March 18, 2008 Six UW–Madison faculty have been honored for their research with Kellett Mid-Career Awards.
• Genome study places modern humans in the evolutionary fast lane Dec. 10, 2007 Countering a common theory that human evolution has slowed to a crawl or even stopped in modern humans, a new study by UW-Madison researchers examining data from an international genomics project describes the past 40,000 years as a time of supercharged evolutionary change.
• UW-Madison scientists guide human skin cells to embryonic state Nov. 20, 2007 In a paper to be published Nov. 22 in the online edition of the journal Science, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers reports the genetic reprogramming of human skin cells to create cells indistinguishable from embryonic stem cells.
• Two faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences May 1, 2007 Two University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members were elected today to the National Academy of Sciences.
• Gene that governs toxin production in deadly mold found April 13, 2007 For the growing number of people with diminished immune systems - cancer patients, transplant recipients, those with HIV/AIDS - infection by a ubiquitous mold known as Aspergillus fumigatus can be a death sentence.
• In young mice, gregariousness seems to reside in the genes April 4, 2007 In a groundbreaking study, researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found evidence that social interactions among young mice result from basic motivations to be with one another. What's more, the researchers say, the extent of a young mouse's gregariousness is influenced by its genetic background.
• With rat genome as guide, human breast cancer risk refined April 2, 2007 Combing the genomes of the rat and the human, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found swaths of genetic code that can be used to assess the risk of human breast cancer.
• Gene sequencing advance bolsters biofuels potential March 6, 2007 A collaborative research project between the U.S. Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) and the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute has advanced the quest for efficient conversion of plant biomass to fuels and chemicals.