Human messenger RNA — the intermediate step between DNA and protein — is a bit like a choose-your-own-adventure book. Any book contains chapters arranged to tell a story. However, in a choose-your-own adventure, random chapters …
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Raines Earns Titles from National Academy of Inventors and American Peptide Society
Ronald Raines, the Henry Lardy Professor of Biochemistry, earned two national awards over the holiday. He was elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and also received the Vincent du Vigneaud …
Undergraduates Give Back to College as CALS Ambassadors
Science students, like those majoring in biochemistry, aren’t just tucked away in research labs. They also participate in making their college a better and more welcoming place for current and potential students. Gina Luu and …
Designer Switches of Cell Fate Could Streamline Stem Cell Biology
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a novel strategy to reprogram cells from one type to another in a more efficient and less biased manner than previous methods. The ability to convert cells …
Holden Wins Prolific Author Award from Biochemistry Journal
With at least 20 articles published in the journal in the last five years, biochemistry professor Hazel Holden was named a selected highly prolific author by the journal Biochemistry. To mark the publication of the one-millionth …
Department Virologist Palmenberg Named 2016 AAAS Fellow
Professor of Biochemistry Ann Palmenberg, known for her work in molecular virology, has been elected a 2016 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She is one of five faculty from …
Continuing a Legacy: Vitamin D Research in the 21st Century
The legacy of vitamin D research in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison runs deep — almost as deep as the vitamin’s involvement in a multitude of important processes in the body, …
First Cellular Atlas of DNA-binding Molecule Could Advance Precision Therapies
Biochemists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have created the first atlas that maps where molecular tools that can switch genes on and off will bind to the human genome. It is a development they say …
Undergrads and Grad Students Get Involved in Wisconsin Science Festival
Extracting DNA from wheat germ and talking about the science of sugar — just a few ways students in the Department of Biochemistry embody the Wisconsin Idea by participating in science outreach. Biochemistry undergraduates and …
Ancient DNA Researcher Svante Pääbo Coming to Campus
UPDATE: To see the video of this talk click here. How much of your DNA comes from ancient humans? Where do you think humans originated and how did we spread across the globe? The Department of …