Newly recognized gene mutation may reduce seeds, resurrect plants
A mutated plant that seems to return from the dead may hold the secret to how some flora protect their progeny during yield-limiting drought and other stresses, according to Purdue University scientists whose study of the plant led to discovery of a gene. The gene, called RESURRECTION1 (RST1), has revealed a previously unknown genetic connection between lipid development and embryo develop...UWM recognized for info-sharing software
The PantherFile system, powered by , placed UWM among the 20...Neurognostics recognized for MRI award
This year's Minnies ca...Wisconsin scientists to be recognized for innovative biofuel technology
On November 14, the two men wi...nPoint recognized as small company of year by MIT Club of Wisconsin
Madison, Wis. The MIT Club of Wisconsin is recognizing for major contributions to Wisconsins economy through technological innovation. nPoint, a Madison-based provider of motion devices and controllers for nanoscale research and manufacturing, is one of three winners of the annual 2004 MIT Club of Wisconsin Technology Awards in Wa...Wisconsin's biotech industry recognized by national publication
Perhaps the gap between Wisconsins biotechnology sector and other well-established biotech regions is closing. A March 1 article in The East and West Coasts are often regarded as Americas biotechn...Time magazine has recognized efforts of two Indian doctors towards reducing infant mortality rate
Two Indian doctors have been featured in the South Asian feature in Times Magazine’s list of Heroes of Global health. These two doctors have put in their sincere efforts towards reducing infant mortality rate in the country by initiation of a n innovative program. // Abhay Bang and Rani Bang, who are founders of the Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health (SEARC...Nurse Practitioners Are Not Recognized By Medicare
Jane O'Connell works as a part of Australia's health system. She belongs to the new breed of nurses who are trained to attend to patients without the guidance of the doctors. She can order diagnostic tests such as X-rays, treat them for minor problems,// prescribe them drugs or refer them to a specialist. A lot of such health care workers are to be seen in action in the US and UK, but t...Scientist Recognized for Drug Addiction Research
RTI International Distinguished Fellow and Director of the Center for Organic and Medicinal Chemistry F. Ivy Carroll, Ph.D., has been presented //the College on Problems of Drug Dependence's 2006 Nathan B. Eddy Memorial Award for outstanding research in the field of drug addiction. Carroll has led RTI research focusing on substance abuse treatments for more than 30 years. Among his many...Medical Center Recognized for Excellence in Bariatric Surgery
The Mount Sinai Medical Center has been named a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS).// This new designation recognizes the safety, efficiency and overall positive surgical results of the bariatric surgical team at Mount Sinai. The hospital has satisfactorily met the high standards set forth by the ASBS to be acknowledged for its...A young scientist recognized for biomechanics innovations
A Virginia Tech researcher Stefan Duma has been named as one of the world's best young technology developers for his biomechanics innovations.// Technology Review nominated Duma, an associate professor of mechanical engineering and founding director of the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest Center for Injury Biomechanics, to the 2006 'TR35' list of the top 35 innovators under the age of 35. <...