Tag Genetics

UW-Madison scientists guide human skin cells to embryonic state

November 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.