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Brain study sheds light on impulsive violence
The human brain is wired with natural checks and balances that control negative emotions, but breakdowns in this regulatory system appear to heighten risk of violent behavior, according to findings of a study by UW–Madison psychologist Richard Davidson.
Experiments point to new theory of skeletal development
Curious children and developmental biologists have long pondered the question: what makes a thumb a thumb and a pinkie a pinkie? The answer UW Medical School researchers have found may force scientists to revise their theories of how cells of the developing skeleton organize into exquisitely patterned tissue, from fingers to spines.
Forest Service, not industry, owns top forestland
In nearly all of the United States, forest industries own the best land for growing trees while National Forests occupy some of the least productive land. But the reverse is true in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota, according to a recent UW–Madison study.
How “the lands nobody wanted” became public forests
So how did national, state and county governments come to own the region's most productive forestlands? Stier says the reasons hinge on historical events involving logging shifts, farm problems, and government decisions.
Reproductive biologists to meet here
Nearly 1,200 scientists from around the world will convene at the university July 15-18 to present the latest research in reproductive biology at the Society for the Study of Reproduction's 33rd annual meeting.
Society for the Study of Reproduction program highlights
2000 ANNUAL MEETING – July 15-18, 2000 University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin (sponsored by the Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology Program, the Department of Animal…
Scientists report how a gene can ‘jump’
Nearly fifty years after a landmark paper proposed the existence of what later came to be called jumping genes, scientists are getting their first clear snapshot of one caught in midair.
Schematic depicting the mechanism of transposition catalyzed by the Tn5 transposase
This schematic diagram illustrates the mechanism of transposition catalyzed by the Tn5 transposase. In the first step, individual molecules of transposase (blue…
Study projects steady state growth
A UW–Madison study entitled "Wisconsin's Economy in the Year 2010" shows Wisconsin is in a solid position to move forward in the first decade of the 21st century.
Farms remain foundation in Wisconsin
Fifty percent or more of Wisconsin farmers now own computers, receive most of their household income from off-farm jobs, and favor restricting development on agricultural lands, according to a recent university study.
Eating less linked to healthier brain in old age
Eating less may be good for the health of your brain, and may help keep debilitating ailments such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases at bay. That is the message derived from a pathbreaking study that employed a powerful new gene-scanning technique to analyze activity in thousands of genes to create a molecular portrait of the aging brain in mice.
Finding sheds light on addiction relapse
UW Medical School researchers have found that the memory of drug use can alter an area of the brain not traditionally implicated in addiction.
A month’s rain: Record for a century
Madison's 30-day rain total ending June 15 has broken all records in the past century, university researchers say.
Building better engines through natural selection
Computer models developed at UW–Madison are helping engineers design high-performance engines of the future, by using genetic algorithms to simultaneously increase fuel efficiency and reduce pollution.
Prairie atlas expands botanical horizons
A new publication, "The Atlas of the Wisconsin Prairie and Savanna Flora," promises to expand our botanical horizons by cataloging, describing and mapping the distribution of Wisconsin's prairie and savanna plants.
Biosciences campus before and after BioStar
These maps show the current biosciences campus and the proposed campus under BioStar.
Basic facts: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
History: WARF was created in 1925 to protect UW–Madison biochemist Harry Steenbock’s major vitamin D discovery, a breakthrough that led to the eradication of…
WARF commits $80 million to BioStar
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has pledged $80 million to the university's BioStar Initiative over the life of the 10-year bioscience building project.
International Institute receives $6.1 million
The International Institute will receive more than $6.1 million in federal grants over the next three years for five existing programs and two new centers.
Great Lakes ‘seasons’ may reflect a warming trend
Scrutinizing a 139-year record of Great Lakes water levels, a UW–Madison scientist has discovered a dramatic shift in the seasonal changes in water levels on the Great Lakes.