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• Arboreal Self-Defense Sept. 24, 1997 Deploying high concentrations of an aspirin-like compound as a chemical defense, some aspen trees are capable of spoiling the voracious appetites of gypsy moth caterpillars, one of the world's most feared forest insect pests.
• Plants in Space: Wisconsin Seeds First To Sprout From Stock Grown on Mir Sept. 10, 1997 The seeds of a tiny, rapidly growing mustard plant, born in space aboard the troubled space station Mir, have sprouted in space, completing a critical first step toward the goal of raising multiple generations of plants in space.
• Wisconsin's Economy Outshines Nation's, Study Finds Sept. 9, 1997 Real personal income growth in Wisconsin in the 1990s surpassed the rate of growth in the nation by 24 percent, according to a study by Jon Udell, the Irwin Maier Professor of Business at the UW-Madison School of Business.
• E. Coli Genome Reported: Milestone of Modern Biology Emerges From Laboratory of Genetics Sept. 5, 1997 A team of scientists headed by Frederick Blattner of the E. coli Genome Project in the Laboratory of Genetics at UW-Madison has determined the complete genome sequence of the E. coli bacterium, it was reported in the Sept. 5 issue of the journal Science.
• Where Fossils Fear To Tread
  Scientists Follow Genes To An Ancient Ancestor Aug. 13, 1997 Some 600 or 700 million years ago, before animal life made a sudden evolutionary shift and diverged into nearly all the major animal divisions we know from fossils, primitive animals were inventing the genes that would make it all possible.
• Where Fossils Fear To Tread
  Scientists Follow Genes To An Ancient Ancestor Aug. 13, 1997 Some 600 or 700 million years ago, before animal life made a sudden evolutionary shift and diverged into nearly all the major animal divisions we know from fossils, primitive animals were inventing the genes that would make it all possible.
• Sleep Apnea Is a Risk Factor for Hypertension Aug. 13, 1997 Chronic high blood pressure can be linked to sleep apnea, researchers at the University of Wisconsin Medical School have found.
• Statement On Primate Center Policy By UW-Madison Graduate School Dean Virginia Hinshaw Aug. 11, 1997
• UW Computing Network Takes Flight With Intel Grant Aug. 11, 1997 A $4.8 million equipment grant from Intel Corp. to the University of Wisconsin-Madison will help expand the arc of 'Condor,' a UW-inspired program that turns idle desktop computers into powerful research tools.
• UW Computing Network Takes Flight With Intel Grant Aug. 11, 1997 A $4.8 million equipment grant from Intel Corp. to the University of Wisconsin-Madison will help expand the arc of 'Condor,' a UW-inspired program that turns idle desktop computers into powerful research tools.
• 'Virtual Design' Has Real Potential for New Products July 29, 1997 Rajit Gadh wants to unshackle design engineers from the mouse and the keyboard, giving them an approach to computer design as natural as chatting with a colleague.
• UW-Madison Scientists Bridge Gap In Cell Communication July 16, 1997 A critical step in communication between cells that promotes such things as bone formation, limb growth, and the development of other critical tissues, has been found by a team of researchers from UW-Madison.
• UW-Madison Scientists Bridge Gap In Cell Communication July 16, 1997 A critical step in communication between cells that promotes such things as bone formation, limb growth, and the development of other critical tissues, has been found by a team of researchers from UW-Madison.
• Subtle Biotic Changes Have Big Environmental Impacts July 10, 1997 By changing the composition of fish populations in a lake, scientists have found a switch by which the flow of carbon between lakes and the atmosphere can be turned on, off, or reversed.
• Subtle Biotic Changes Have Big Environmental Impacts July 10, 1997 By changing the composition of fish populations in a lake, scientists have found a switch by which the flow of carbon between lakes and the atmosphere can be turned on, off, or reversed.
• Calorie Restriction Reduces Age-Related Muscle Loss June 16, 1997 Researchers at UW-Madison have found that limiting calorie intake later in life can stall some of the muscle deterioration that normally accompanies aging.
• New Advances in Fish Farming Draw a Line Between the Sexes June 11, 1997 UW-Madison food scientist Jeff Malison and his colleagues are developing methods to raise same sex or sterile fish populations that will result in greater yields for walleye and perch farmers.
• Argentina's Burgeoning Milk Production Worries U.S. Dairy Exporters June 4, 1997 UW-Madison agricultural economists Edward Jesse, Brad Barham and Tom Cox recently travelled to Argentina to assess the country's growing milk industry. Their conclusion: Anyone with plans to export U.S. dairy products better keep one eye on Argentina.
• Study Links Automobile Accidents and Sleep Apnea May 28, 1997 People with undiagnosed sleep apnea may be at greater risk for automobile accidents, researchers at UW Medical School have found.
• Can Trout and Cows Coexist? May 27, 1997 Researchers from UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are working together to try to determine how fishing and cattle grazing can coexist around trout streams.