A large collection of potato specimens have been transferred from the U.S. Potato Genebank in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, to the Wisconsin State Herbarium at UW–Madison, which has 1.3 million specimens.
Year: 2017
Gotta Catch ‘Em All: UW researchers developing plant identification app
Imagine you are walking down a trail or a sidewalk when you come across a gorgeous flower. It’s so pretty that you want to remember what it is for later, maybe to plant in your home garden or show …
Maeda lab discovers an evolutionary stepping stone to beet-red beets
The new findings can aid beet breeding programs and provide tools and information for scientists studying how to turn tyrosine into its many useful derivatives, which include morphine and vitamin E.
Graham lab paper makes cover of IJPS
Patagonia is recognized for high bryophyte diversity as well as periodic exposure to UV radiation under the southern ozone hole. This photo shows a peat bog located on Navarino Island, XII Region of Magallanes and …
Campus museums recreate ‘cabinet of natural history’ digitally
Coordinated by the Wisconsin State Herbarium, the centralized database will link five museums’ combined 9 million-plus specimens that span all seven continents, the moon and Mars.
Pregnancy loss and evolution of sex linked by cellular line dance
UW-Madison scientist Dan Levitis’ quest led to a discovery that helps explain why so many plants and animals lose so many offspring. The villain? Meiosis.
Fungi Physics: How Those Spores Launch Just Right
Ultrahigh-speed video footage helped Anne Pringle and other researchers determine how fungi aim their spores in the right direction.
Longtime botany greenhouse director Mo Fayyaz to retire
Mo Fayyaz is retiring in August after 33 years as the distinguished director of the botany department greenhouse and botanical gardens.
Peanut family secret for making chemical building blocks revealed
Maeda Lab solves the mystery of the dual pathway to tyrosine.
Notes from the Field
Undergraduates of the Botany and Conservation Biology Majors share how their experiences have inspired their studies