Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Technology

The present invention relates to a ‘sugar fermentate of edible fungi’ (i.e., cultures of GRAS species from the genus Aspergillus) that exhibits antimicrobial activity (e.g., against Lister...
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Jaehyuk Yu, Ahmad Alshannaq, Dasol Choi | P180291WO01

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Methods of Gene Editing and Transforming Cannabis

Hemp, one of the earliest plants to be spun into fiber thousands of years ago, now commands a $6 billion global market that includes high-profile products like CBD and other cannabinoid oils. However,...
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Michael Petersen, Edward Williams, Robert Harnish, Heidi Kaeppler, Brian Martinell, Ray Collier, Frank McFarland, Shawn Kaeppler | P190291US04

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Mare Intrauterine Device (IUD)

According to the American Horse Council, there are approximately 7.25 million horses living in the United States. The horse industry has a $122 billion annual impact on the U.S. economy and supports u...
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Casie Bass, John Obielodan | T200031US02

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Improved Extraction and Preservation of Pathogen-Free Maize Germplasm

Genetic transformation of maize and other crops is critically important to agronomy research as well as advancing desirable traits such as improved yield, disease resistance and drought tolerance...
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Michael Petersen, Brian Martinell, Edward Williams, Frank McFarland, Nathaniel Schleif, Shawn Kaeppler, Heidi Kaeppler | P190212US02

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WISYNTH CARROT POPULATION

A UW-Madison researcher has developed a new carrot population, called WISYNTH, that was made by bringing together several carrot inbred lines, intermating them, and selecting for processing carrot typ...
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Irwin Goldman | P220232US01

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System For Detection Of Disease In Plants

These inventors have recognized that various diseases in plants, such as Phytophthora infestans (late blight) and Alternaria solani (early blight), and/or various stages of such diseases in plants, ca...
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Amanda Gevens, Kaitlin Gold, Philip Townsend | P180062US02

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Teosinte/W22 Crossed Lines

A former UW-Madison genetics researcher, Jerry Kermicle, previously developed a corn line that contained a teosinte crossing barrier (TCB) which prevents the line from successfully crossing with any o...
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Jerry Kermicle | P180371US01

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UW Tomato Rootstocks for Grafting

UW-Madison researchers have developed new tomato rootstock crosses based on cultivators and germplasm accessories obtained from USDA germplasm bank to identify rootstock populations. This new tomato r...
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James Nienhuis | P190352US01

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