A UW-Madison bacteriologist reveals that mispaired nucleotides in transfer RNA actually make the molecule more adroit, enhancing its ability to build proteins. The paper also illustrates the dynamic nature of genetic material, which is not flat, like an illustration in a textbook, but twists and bends as it interacts with cellular machinery.
Scientists at UW-Madison are frequently developing new technologies that may have fruitful applications in areas such as health, manufacturing, computing and other sectors of the economy. Beginning with this tipsheet, UW-Madison research communicators will periodically bring you story ideas on interesting and promising technology in development.
Seeing double Video screens surrounding the ceiling-mounted scoreboard at the Kohl Center provide a double view of Badger fans nervously watching the Wisconsin men’s basketball team as they play Ohio State during a game on Feb. 15. Wisconsin later rallied to win the game, 78-73. Photo: Jeff Miller Cheering on charitable people passing by, members …
During a classroom presentation at the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, two guest speakers spoke to students about blindness and other physical impairments, and how children with disabilities can be accommodated in regular classrooms.
An important element of the drug development process is the preformulation and formulation of drugs into stable and functioning pharmaceutical dosage forms. Consistent with the career-long research interests of George Zografi, this symposium will be concerned with the physical chemistry underlying the stability and use of small organic molecules, proteins and phospholipids in pharmaceutical products, …
Recent research on the genetics of smoking has focused on genes that are thought to be related to nicotine metabolism, personality traits, and regulation of emotions. According to a genetic study just published in “Nicotine and Tobacco Research,” genes responsible for taste also may yield important information about who smokes and why they smoke.
Conservation groups, regulatory agencies, farmers and UW-Madison scientists have banded together in an unprecedented effort to preserve the health of Wisconsin’s lakes, rivers and streams.
A team of UW-Madison scientists tested the ability of the human brain to mitigate foul taste through a ruse of anticipation. The work, conducted at the UW-Madison Waisman Center using high-tech brain imaging techniques and distasteful concoctions of quinine on a cohort of college students, reveals in detail how the brain responds to a manipulation intended to mitigate an unpleasant experience.
Researchers have long reflected on that most intriguing of evolutionary questions: what led to the emergence of social behavior? Following observations of primates, our nearest evolutionary kin, many scientists have proposed that social alliances may have evolved as a means to stave off competitors for resources or mates.
As theories about autism spread like wildfire in the media and the general public, a panel of autism experts will reflect on the validity of four widely held – and potentially inaccurate – assumptions about the developmental disability.
Virtually anyone who grew up in the rock music era can point to a time, place or poignant memory that is seamlessly tethered to a song. For Vietnam War veterans, the backdrop of the war made that connection all the more powerful and emotional.
John Hawks, assistant professor of anthropology, runs an anthropology web log that covers a rich range of topics about anthropology and evolution, attracting more than 1,500 readers a day.
A team of UW-Madison aquatic chemists and limnologists has discovered a link between the amounts of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in bodies of freshwater and increased levels of highly toxic methylmercury in fish.
Proposed limits on the amount of revenue Wisconsin governments can collect would reduce public services, hamstring the state’s future economic growth, and diminish local control, according to an analysis by a UW-Madison economist.
Researchers are exploring whether a plant extract known as pycnogenol might help to alleviate a common side effect of breast cancer treatment.
Almost a third of regional logging firms cited poor or very poor profits in 2003, according to a regional survey by UW-Madison and Michigan State University.
Studying damaged brains to understand normal brain function is an approach that strongly resonates with Julie Simpson, a molecular geneticist at UW-Madison. “We’re trying to do Phineas Gage for the fruit fly,”she says.
Two UW-Madison authors are mining the connection between the Vietnam War and music in interviews with hundreds of Vietnam veterans around the country.
Moved by music Graduate student Ina Selvelieva, a native of Bulgaria, performs a piano solo during a UW Symphony Orchestra rehearsal at Mills Hall in the Mosse Humanities building. James Smith, symphony director and professor in the School of Music, says Selvelieva’s performance will be one of several “standout” moments during a concert to be …
Todd Friske is a project manager for the Division of Information Technology (DoIT). He works with financial systems, including the shared financial system and WISDM. 1. How long have you worked at UW-Madison? I transferred to UW-Madison from UW-Whitewater in 1987 as a COBOL programmer for ADP, the predecessor to DoIT. I developed systems for …