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• 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.
• Arming the fight against resistant bacteria April 27, 2007 In 1928, Alexander Fleming opened the door to treating bacterial infections when he stumbled upon the first known antibiotic in a Penicillium mold growing in a discarded experiment.
• Curiosities: How do fish gills work? April 26, 2007 Question submitted by Matthew Burns, 7th Grade, Sennett Middle School.
• Center stages bio-education blitz in Madison schools April 25, 2007 The Center for Biology Education was recently honored by the Madison Metropolitan School District with a nomination for a distinguished service award.
• U.S. chemistry forecast: ‘Partly cloudy, chance of showers’ April 25, 2007 A report released this month by the National Academy of Sciences concludes that although the United States currently leads the world in most aspects of chemistry research, increasing international competition makes that position far from secure.
• Curiosities: Why does it seem women like chocolate so much more than men do? April 25, 2007
• Curiosities: Can dogs be trained not to bark? April 25, 2007
• Gardeners invited to Family Horticulture Day April 19, 2007 Tired of the same old backyard bounty? Maybe it's time to plant some red, pink or blue popcorn, or white, purple or black carrots.
• U.S. News & World Report’s Shute to be writer in residence April 18, 2007 Nancy Shute, a veteran science and medical reporter for U.S. News & World Report, has been named the spring Science Writer in Residence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Chemistry professor receives National Science Board Public Service Award April 17, 2007 Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry professor who pioneered new ways to encourage public understanding of science through his enthusiastic communications and visually exciting chemical demonstrations, will receive the 2007 National Science Board Public Service Award.
• Curiosities: What are clouds made of? April 14, 2007 Question submitted by Jimmy Andruss, 7th Grade, Sennett Middle School.
• 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.
• Researchers seek early detection for hard-to-diagnose disease April 10, 2007 Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by infertility due to anovulation, abnormal secretion of androgens and other hormones, and insulin resistance. PCOS is the most common female endocrine disorder, affecting 4-7 percent of women in their reproductive years — the syndrome accounts for 75 percent of all anovulations. PCOS has staggering adverse physiological, psychological and financial consequences for women’s reproductive health.
• Second annual stem cell symposium to focus on heart tissue, blood diseases April 9, 2007 Several of the world's leading experts on the formation of blood and heart cells from stem cells, and clinical applications of stem cells in blood and heart diseases, will come together on Wednesday, April 18, for the second annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium.
• Sixth annual bioethics forum to tackle medical applications of research April 9, 2007 The interface among molecular biology, medical applications, law, religion and ethics will be the focus of the sixth annual international Bioethics Forum, hosted by Promega Corp.'s BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTCI) in Fitchburg.
• 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.
• Abrupt climate change more common than believed March 30, 2007 It came on quickly and then lasted nearly two decades, eventually killing more than one million people and affecting 50 million more. All of this makes the Sahel drought, which first struck West Africa in the late 1960s, the most notorious example of an abrupt climatic shift during the last century.
• Stem cell therapy shows promise for rescuing deteriorating vision March 28, 2007 For the millions of Americans whose vision is slowly ebbing due to degenerative diseases of the eye, the lowly neural progenitor cell may be riding to the rescue.
• Unique models help teach nanoscience to the blind March 27, 2007 At the root of scientific study are observations made with the eyes; yet in nanoscience, our eyes fail us. The smallest object we can see still looms thousands of times larger than a typical nano-sized structure. Even the most powerful microscopes can't peer into the nanoscale directly.