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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.
UW leads landmark lung cancer study
Researchers from the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center announced May 22 results from a landmark research trial that shows chemotherapy offers survival benefits for advanced lung cancer patients.
Conference to focus on affordable housing issues
A Milwaukee housing conference sponsored by the Business School will focus on the overriding policy issues that affect affordable housing today and will guide the future.
Space station beckons ice cloud project
Sometime in the year 2003, if all goes well, a UW–Madison experiment, designed to probe the nearly invisible ice clouds of Earth, will be hitched by astronauts to the International Space Station.
Sun Microsystems supercomputer to advance genomics
Sun Microsystems, Inc. and UW–Madison today, May 18, announced the expansion of a decade-long relationship enabling the campus to acquire a $2.5 million supercomputer for genetics research.
Advances
(Advances gives a glimpse of the many significant research projects at the university. Tell us about your discoveries by e-mailing: wisweek@news.wisc.edu.)…
50 years later, they’re gone
After a half-century, the 'temporary' buildings on the west end of campus have crumbled under the claw of an excavator, making way for something more permanent - the Engineering Centers Building.
Better pest controls mean safer potatoes
University research is helping state potato growers dramatically reduce the chemicals they use to manage what traditionally has been a pesticide-intensive crop.