UW-Madison researchers have identified novel phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) enzymes that are activated, rather than inhibited, by downstream phenylpropanoids, most notably caffeic acid. When these ...
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Researchers from UW-Madison and UW-River Falls have developed a process that could enable the use of milk-derived FAs in IVFE (intravenous fat emulsions). The inventors have identified processing st...
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UW-Madison researchers developed a novel corn line, W2012, a mid-relative maturity corn line. Selection was based on hybrid grain yield, moisture, test weight, and using a yield/moisture selection ind...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed methods for preparing a high protein (8%) yogurt beverage using calcium-reduced microfiltered milk and pectin. Furthermore, the yogurt was stable after heat treat...
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A UW-Madison researcher has created a set of genetically modified cannabis lines that display different phenotypes of interest including increasing cannabinoids, decreasing cannabinoids but increasing...
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UW-Madison corn breeders have developed 26 new corn inbred lines selected for various kernel colors. The lines have a blue, red, or brown hue to the corn kernels. Additional work will focus on charact...
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UW-Madison inventors have performed extensive multi-omic and gene network analyses to predict key autophagy regulators for autophagy, since upregulated autophagy has been shown to be beneficial for pl...
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The present invention from UW-Madison researchers is an imaging system to monitor and possibly to forecast feeding in bunks in livestock yards. The inventors developed the system utilizing cameras at ...
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UW-Madison researchers have generated T₀ transgenic Cannabis sativa plants expressing CsMYB33 or CsMYB78 transcription factors, which induce visible anthocyanin pigmentation in vegetative and reprod...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a method of using a combination of derivatives of lignin molecules to treat fungal pathogens. The researchers have studied a combination of two molecules that are...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed three novel antibiotic-free plasmid positive selection mechanisms.  1.     Phage repressor protein R: The first system is a derivative of plasmid pSIP411 en...
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UW-Madison researchers have designed improved Saccharomyces eubayanus proteins capable of transporting maltotriose into the cell and enabling its fermentation. These proteins are expressed from a stab...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed an air flow system for cooling dairy cows inside barns. The system utilizes a pressurized structure mounted in the empty space above stalls and feeding areas (the...
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The present invention, developed by a team in Agricultural Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, is a liquid manure application and tillage device designed to more effectively and ef...
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Schistosomiasis is an often-neglected tropical disease caused by blood flukes (helminths). The World Health Organization estimates that over 250 million people require preventive treatment for schisto...
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The element fluorine has acquired an ever-increasing prevalence in synthetic drugs and agrochemicals due to its positive impact on the metabolism, chemical stability, and modulating lipophilicity of a...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed two new corn inbred lines that possess superior yield and moisture: W2009 and W2010. W2009 and W2010 are mixed Stiff Stalk doubled haploid lines derived from a s...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a population of new corn varieties. These lines have value as research material for additional breeding and development. The researchers will continue to test com...
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UW-Madison have developed three new corn varieties that display superior yield and grain moisture at harvest. W2007 is categorized as an Iodent/Oh43/exotic inbred including a parent developed out of ...
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UW-Madison researchers have identified a gene in grasses involved in upregulating the metabolic pathway that yields the aromatic acid tyrosine. When they move this gene into another plant species, the...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed methods for isolating bovine embryonic stem cells (bESCs), expanding them in feeder-free and serum-free conditions, and differentiating them into adipocytes.
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A UW-Madison researcher has discovered that overexpressing a cytosolic asparaginyl tRNA synthetase called NARS1 in plants improves plant growth and yields. The inventor discovered that the kinase Targ...
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Difructose anhydride (DFA), which can serve as a low-calorie sweetener, has demonstrated health benefits, including prebiotic effects, antioxidant properties and immunoregulatory effects. While DFA ca...
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According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, there were approximately 10.3 million horses living in the United States in 2022. The horse industry has a $122 billion annual...
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The UW researcher developed an automated imaging system that records images of cattle over time, processes those images to determine change of volume over time, and provides a negative energy balance ...
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