Released: 23-Dec-1997 12:00 AM EST
UW Virologists Track New Influenza Threat
University of Wisconsin–Madison

University of Wisconsin-Madison influenza experts will conduct a detailed surveillance next month of the dangerous strain of influenza that has infected eight people and killed three in Hong Kong.

Released: 17-Feb-1998 12:00 AM EST
Scienctists Sift Through Trash In Search Of Perfect Landfill
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Civil engineer Robert Ham believes well-designed landfills can be tools for recycling, rather than tombs that harbor trash for generations.

Released: 10-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Perfume in space: Project may give space travel a whole new fragrance
University of Wisconsin–Madison

To some, a whiff of rare perfume might evoke images of a wild, exotic place. But a University of Wisconsin-Madison and industry research project will be in truly exotic territory when it tries to cultivate fragrances in space.

Released: 10-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Space Might Enhance Gene Transfer In Plants
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Scientists are finding that plants can serve as "vessels" for desirable new traits, such as disease resistance and life-enhancing drugs, but the process is fraught with inefficiency. A project aboard the Oct. 29 NASA Space Shuttle will look at whether microgravity can provide a more efficient environment for gene transfer.

Released: 6-Nov-1998 12:00 AM EST
Wisconsin Scientists Culture Elusive Embryonic Stem Cells
University of Wisconsin–Madison

The dream of one day being able to grow in the laboratory an unlimited amount of human tissues for transplantation is one step closer to reality. Writing in the journal Science, a team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison report the successful derivation and prolonged culture of human embryonic stem cells - cells that are the parent cells of all tissues in the body.

21-Jan-1999 12:00 AM EST
Butterflies Help Reveal the Source of Life's Little Luxuries
University of Wisconsin–Madison

How the elephant got its trunk, the deer its antlers and the rattlesnake its rattles may seem like disparate questions of developmental biology, but the origins of these novelties, according to the genes of butterflies, may have much in common.

Released: 23-Jun-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Common genes form new family tree for animals
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Looking deep within the genes of three very different kinds of animals, scientists have found enough molecular evidence to finally fell the animal kingdom's old family tree.

30-Jul-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Deep In A Comet: Scientists See Signs Of Evaporating Ice Grains
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Peering deep into the heart of comet Hyakutake, scientists have found evidence that small, evaporating ice particles in the tail and surrounding the nucleus of the comet are producing most of the water and other gases seen from Earth.--Embargoed For 4 P.M. EDT Release July 31, 1997

Released: 14-Aug-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Where Fossils Fear To Tread: Scientists Follow Genes To An Ancient Ancestor
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Some 600 or 700 million years ago, before animal life made a sudden evolutionary shift and diverged into nearly all the major animal divisions we know from fossils, primitive animals were inventing the genes that would make it all possible.

3-Sep-1997 12:00 AM EDT
E. Coli Genome Reported: Milestone of Modern Biology Emerges From Wisconsin Lab
University of Wisconsin–Madison

A team of scientists headed by Frederick R. Blattner of the E. coli Genome Project in the Laboratory of Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has determined the complete genome sequence of the E. coli bacterium, it was reported today (Sept. 5) in the journal Science. (Note: Embargoed for release until 4 p.m. EST, 9/4/97.)

18-Sep-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Waltzing With a Black Hole: Model Shows How Star May Trigger Bursts of Radiation
University of Wisconsin–Madison

University of Wisconsin-Madison physicists have created a model that seeks to explain a conundrum of modern astrophysics -- the origin of mysterious bursts of gamma rays that appear uniformly across the sky on an average of once a day. (Embargoed until Sept. 19, 1997.)

16-Oct-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Keys To Predicting Climate: Monsoons, Hippos And A Wet Stone Age Sahel
University of Wisconsin–Madison

University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are a step closer to solving a climatological riddle of the early Stone Age when, in what is now North African desert, hippos and crocodiles abounded, Neolithic fishermen thrived on the shores of numerous shallow lakes, and grasslands stretched to the horizon.

Released: 29-Oct-1997 12:00 AM EST
Study: Social Drinking During Pregnancy Risks Infant Health
University of Wisconsin–Madison

A study conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Harlow Primate Laboratory demonstrates for the first time in a laboratory setting that even moderate drinking can harm infant development.

Released: 30-Oct-1997 12:00 AM EST
New Study Casts Doubt On 'Bell Curve' Theories
University of Wisconsin–Madison

A new study examining verbal ability and socioeconomic success casts doubt on theories advanced in the controversial 1994 book The Bell Curve.

Released: 22-Nov-1997 12:00 AM EST
Compound Accelerates Fruit Ripening, Slows Softening After Harvest
University of Wisconsin–Madison

University of Wisconsin-Madison horticulturists have identified a compound that causes fruit to ripen more quickly and last longer on grocers' shelves and in our refrigerators.

Released: 17-Dec-1997 12:00 AM EST
New Bacterium May Aid War on Insect Pests
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Scientists have discovered a bacterium with the same insect-thwarting properties as the widely-used Bacillus thurengensis. The bacterium, Photorhabdus luminescens, contains a toxin proven effective against a broad array of insects, and promises to become a potent, safe and environmentally benign weapon in the war against insect pests.

Released: 23-Dec-1997 12:00 AM EST
Colon Cancer Linked To Genes, Not Lifestyle
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Colon cancer and many other geriatric diseases in primates appear to be natural outcomes of aging, rather than being caused by outside factors, a scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has found.

Released: 6-Jan-1998 12:00 AM EST
Smoked Meats Are Safe, Task Force Concludes
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Nitrites, chemicals used to process hot dogs, smoked hams, and sausages, have been under fire in recent years from epidemiologists who had found a link between cured meats and certain childhood cancers. However, an interdisciplinary task force of scientists concluded in a recently issued report that there is virtually no scientific rationale for this conclusion.

Released: 7-Jan-1998 12:00 AM EST
With Space Telescope and Model, Star's Birth Pains Revealed
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Using a potent combination of observation and theory, astronomers are peeling away layers of cosmic dust to see the birth pains of sun-like stars.

Released: 10-Jan-1998 12:00 AM EST
Hubble Finds One More Oddity On An Already Strange Moon
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Jupiter's moon Io, whose strange surface is defined by active volcanoes, lakes of molten sulfur and vast fields of sulfur dioxide snow, has revealed another oddity to scientists: caps of glowing hydrogen gas at the moon's poles.

Released: 20-Jan-1998 12:00 AM EST
Cow Eggs Accommodate, Reprogram Other Species' Genes
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Using the unfertilized eggs of cows, scientists have shown that the eggs have the ability to incorporate and, seemingly, reprogram at least some of the genes from cells from an array of different animal species, including sheep, pigs, rats, and primates. This research adds an important new twist to the unfolding story of mammalian cloning.

Released: 30-Jan-1998 12:00 AM EST
Care of the Wild: Veterinary Work Isn't Just for the Dogs These Days
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Dogs and cats still dominate the patient list at University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Veterinary Medicine, but they're sharing more space with a new breed of companion critters, from ailing ferrets to sick lizards.

Released: 6-Feb-1998 12:00 AM EST
University of Wisconsin-Madison Business Students To Manage $10 Million Fixed-Income Fund
University of Wisconsin–Madison

In 1970, students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business were among the first in the country to have the opportunity to manage "real-world" equity portfolios. Now UW-Madison students will be among the first to manage a substantial fixed income fund.

Released: 25-Feb-1998 12:00 AM EST
Computer Graphics Pioneer Reveals Tricks
University of Wisconsin–Madison

The inventor of a piece of software embraced by Hollywood special-effects wizards in over 200 films is sharing his expertise in a new computer graphics course he is teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Released: 5-Mar-1998 12:00 AM EST
Snipping Inflammation in the Bud; New Agents May Provide Relief
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Trying a new approach to controlling the process of inflammation, scientists have forged a new class of synthetic molecules that offer a new strategy for treating pain, swelling and the other hallmarks of injury or illness.

Released: 6-Mar-1998 12:00 AM EST
Study of Microbes May Hone Predictions of Mining Impact
University of Wisconsin–Madison

By tracing the abundance and distribution of bacteria in an abandoned California mine, scientists may have found a better way to predict the potential environmental consequences of mining metal ores.

Released: 3-Apr-1998 12:00 AM EST
Colloquium Explores New Frontiers Of Aging And Health
University of Wisconsin–Madison

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Institute on Aging will hold a colloquium and two public lectures April 23-24 exploring new research insights into successful aging.

Released: 11-Apr-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Scientists Seek Early Warning Of Drinking Water Threats
University of Wisconsin–Madison

A team of scientists will be mixing up a batch of "pathogen cocktails" in the laboratory, with the goal of countering disease-causing threats to drinking water. Civil engineer Greg Harrington is leading a two-year project to determine how well water-treatment technologies remove Cryptosporidium and other microorganisms before they reach the kitchen tap.

Released: 15-Apr-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Clean-Air Technology Headed For The Produce Section
University of Wisconsin–Madison

A University of Wisconsin-Madison technology that helped plants thrive in outer space may soon be landing in grocery stores, helping extend the freshness of fruits and vegetables.

Released: 23-Apr-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Biochemist Solves Riddle of Collagen Stability
University of Wisconsin–Madison

A University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has overturned a central theory about the stability of collagen, a protein that acts like a "solder" to give the body its structure and shape.

30-Apr-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Researchers Track Cause Of Energy Loss In Superconducting
University of Wisconsin–Madison

High-temperature superconducting materials have almost limitless potential but are often less "super" in real performance, since they lose as much as 95 percent of the current running through them. A University of Wisconsin-Madison experiment has found a surprising contributor to this energy sink, by pinpointing tiny defects that clog electrical flow through the wires.

Released: 14-May-1998 12:00 AM EDT
The Mother Road: What We've Missed along Interstate 80
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Steven Price has for two decades indulged a deep curiosity with the mother of all highways, Interstate 80, which girdles the continent from New York City to San Francisco. Hoping to convince us that interstates can hold the same charm of the old winding two-lanes, Price has authored an unusual travel guide that invites readers on a milepost-by-milepost look at the great highway.

Released: 29-May-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Does Mountain Living Slow Rate Of Molecular Evolution?
University of Wisconsin–Madison

A study of hummingbirds living high in the Andes Mountains suggests that life at the top slows the pace of genetic evolution.

Released: 19-Jun-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Tip/New Directions in Graduate Science Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison

A National Institute for Science Education (NISE) forum June 29-30 will profile innovative approaches and strategies for change in graduate education that are better serving students and industry.

26-Jun-1998 12:00 AM EDT
New Microbial Insecticide As Potent As Bt
University of Wisconsin–Madison

By isolating and characterizing the biochemical properties of a new-found natural insecticide, scientists have taken an important step toward augmenting the sparse armamentarium of biological pest control.

Released: 30-Jun-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Was Declaration of Independence Inspired by Dutch?
University of Wisconsin–Madison

When he wrote the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson penned words that would live forever in history. But was he the first to write them? A University of Wisconsin-Madison expert says that Jefferson may have modeled the Declaration after a 16th-century Dutch document.

Released: 17-Jul-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Conference Probes the Brains behind "Artificial Intelligence"
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Sure, modern computers are capable of crunching billions of calculations per second. But can we teach them to understand everyday English or compose classical music? The 15th National Conference on Artificial Intelligence, set for July 26-30 at Madison's Monona Terrace Convention Center, will answer those questions through a fleet of entertaining gadgets and clever technology.

Released: 25-Jul-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Teasing Out A Hidden Star's Secrets
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Peering deep inside obscuring cocoons of stardust, astronomers are beginning to witness the birthing secrets of an unusual star.

4-Aug-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Forecasting The El Nino-Driven Ebb And Flow Of A Rogue Mosquito
University of Wisconsin–Madison

A computer model being honed by scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison may help predict mosquito population booms, and when and where in the world the mosquito might show up in response to large-scale climate events like El Nino.

17-Aug-1998 12:00 AM EDT
New Evidence Shows How Some Flu Viruses Become Lethal
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Studying a descendant of the 1918 influenza virus that killed at least 20 million people worldwide, University of Wisconsin-Madison virologists discovered a new molecular trick some viruses use to transform from dangerous to deadly.

Released: 20-Aug-1998 12:00 AM EDT
New Book Advises Parents How To Quell Children's Fears
University of Wisconsin–Madison

According to Joanne Cantor, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of communication arts, television and movies present a constant parade of monsters of every description, "ready," Cantor says, "to pounce on your child's psyche at any moment."

31-Aug-1998 12:00 AM EDT
How a Common Protein Becomes Cancer Killer
University of Wisconsin–Madison

In one of nature's remarkable flukes, scientists in 1991 discovered a protein in frog eggs that proved to be a potent killer of cancer cells. Now a new study by a University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemist finds that a "cousin" of that frog protein found in mammals has the same cancer-fighting potential.

Released: 4-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Gene Therapy Showing Promise in Fighting Melanoma
University of Wisconsin–Madison

In treating dogs for a highly aggressive form of melanoma, a University of Wisconsin-Madison research team is having success with a new cancer vaccine that could benefit human cancer-fighting efforts.

Released: 10-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Sex Life Doesn't Suffer for Dual-Earner Couples
University of Wisconsin–Madison

A new study finds that the daily employment grind for two-income couples actually has little effect on the frequency or quality of their sex life.

Released: 14-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Hubble's Moving Look at Neptune's Storms
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Combining simultaneous observations of Neptune made with the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, researchers have captured the most insightful images to date of a planet whose blustery weather - monster storms and equatorial winds of 900 miles per hour - bewilders scientists.

Released: 24-Nov-1998 12:00 AM EST
In Shirts, As Well As Skin, Color Matters
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Prejudice strikes most people as a learned behavior, but a study of grade school kids exposes prejudice as a much cagier beast, waiting to rear its head at the slightest provocation, according to a UW-Madison psychology professor.

Released: 15-Dec-1998 12:00 AM EST
Cultural Clues from Everyday Objects
University of Wisconsin–Madison

A professor of decorative arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says our holiday rituals underscore the importance of material objects to the way we present ourselves and how we envision our culture.

Released: 18-Dec-1998 12:00 AM EST
Couple Translates Walnut Recipes from French Neighbor
University of Wisconsin–Madison

America's favorite nut can settle into our tummies in many different forms thanks to University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers who have translated The Walnut Cookbook, a collection of recipes by Jean-Luc Toussaint, their summer neighbor in Perigord, a town in southern France.

Released: 23-Jan-1999 12:00 AM EST
Professor, Students Take on Death Row Appeal
University of Wisconsin–Madison

At Holman Correctional Facility, just north of the Florida panhandle in Atmore, Ala., Jeffrey Day Rieber waits to die - but some University of Wisconsin-Madison law students and their law professor are laboring to prevent his death.

Released: 24-Feb-1999 12:00 AM EST
Satellite Laser To Take the Pulse of West Antarctic Ice Sheet
University of Wisconsin–Madison

By shining a laser from space onto the Antarctic and Greenland, scientists may soon peel away some of the mystery surrounding the fate of the massive ice sheets that, through natural fluctuation or human-induced climate change, could drastically alter the levels of the world's oceans.


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