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Decline in Snow Cover Spells Trouble for Many Plants, Animals
For plants and animals forced to tough out harsh winter weather, the coverlet of snow that blankets the north country is a refuge, a stable beneath-the-snow habitat that gives essential respite from biting winds and subzero temperatures.
5/7/2013 12:15 PM EDT
With Heart Cells, Middle Schoolers Learn the Hard Lessons of Science
The drug trial is not off to an auspicious start. The cells are not cooperating. “My control is a beater, but right now my other ones are not,” observes Morgridge Outreach Experiences assistant coordinator Irene Landrum as she works under a lab...
5/2/2013 2:00 PM EDT
Adult Cells Transformed Into Early-Stage Nerve Cells, Bypassing the Pluripotent Stem Cell Stage
A University of Wisconsin-Madison research group has converted skin cells from people and monkeys into a cell that can form a wide variety of nervous-system cells — without passing through the do-it-all stage called the induced pluripotent stem...
4/29/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Vaterite: Crystal Within a Crystal Helps Resolve an Old Puzzle
With the help of a solitary sea squirt, scientists have resolved the longstanding puzzle of the crystal structure of vaterite, an enigmatic geologic mineral and biomineral.
4/22/2013 5:00 PM EDT
Stem Cell Transplant Restores Memory, Learning in Mice
For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been transformed into nerve cells that helped mice regain the ability to learn and remember.
4/17/2013 12:00 PM EDT
New Bird Flu Strain Seen Adapting to Mammals, Humans
A genetic analysis of the avian flu virus responsible for at least nine human deaths in China portrays a virus evolving to adapt to human cells, raising concern about its potential to spark a new global flu pandemic.
4/12/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Material Screening Method Allows More Precise Control Over Stem Cells
When it comes to delivering genes to living human tissue, the odds of success come down the molecule. The entire therapy — including the tools used to bring new genetic material into a cell — must have predictable effects.
4/11/2013 12:00 PM EDT
In Autism, Age at Diagnosis Depends on Specific Symptoms
The age at which a child with autism is diagnosed is related to the particular suite of behavioral symptoms he or she exhibits, new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison shows.
4/9/2013 4:00 PM EDT
UW-Madison Offers Olympics Experts
7/23/2012 11:00 AM EDT
Extreme Heat Raises Climate Change Questions, Concerns
The recent heat wave baking much of the country has prompted many people to ask: Is this due to climate change?
7/5/2012 4:05 PM EDT
Higgs Boson Announcement Advisory
7/3/2012 10:20 AM EDT
Japan Experts
Hundreds are confirmed dead and thousands without shelter or power after an earthquake of 8.9 magnitude, and resulting tsunami, near the Japanese island of Honshu. These University of Wisconsin-Madison experts can provide context and analysis for...
3/11/2011 5:00 PM EST
Social Security Expert: Modest Changes Could Protect Vulnerable Populations
University of Wisconsin-Madison sociologist Pamela Herd has been a scholar of Social Security for more than a decade, but her most poignant lesson may have come from her own mother's experience last fall.
2/26/2009 4:20 PM EST
Reason Or Faith? Darwin Expert Reflects
This is going to be a big year for evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin: 2009 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of his book "On the Origin of Species," and Feb. 12 would be his 200th birthday. Throughout the year, Darwin...
2/3/2009 3:00 PM EST
Charles Darwin, Evolutionary Biology Experts
With Charles Darwin's 200th birthday coming up in February, several University of Wisconsin-Madison experts are available to talk about the evolutionary biologist and related research.
1/30/2009 1:00 PM EST
Experts Available to Discuss the Federal Economic Stimulus Package
Professional development experts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are available to discuss the impact of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA 2009) on the nation's infrastructure.
1/29/2009 4:00 PM EST
