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Two Combined Mutations That Introduce The Second Entry Pathway To Synthesized Lignin From Tyrosine In Plants
UW-Madison researchers have identified two amino acids in the active site of phenylalanine tyrosine ammonia-lyase (PTAL) critical for the activity of the enzyme in catalyzing the synthesis of p-coumar...
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Hiroshi Maeda, Yuri Takeda-Kimura, Bethany Moore | P230064US02
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Production of Milk Protein Concentrate with Energy and Environmental Savings and Reduced Equipment Needs
Skim milk powder, which consists of lactose, protein and other small nutrients, provides a means for storing and moving surplus skim milk. It conventionally has been used for protein fortification of ...
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Franco Milani, Byron Toledo Davalos | P110188US02
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An Optimized, More Efficient Method for Characterizing Microorganisms and Viruses Using Metagenomics
Metagenomics is the study of genetic material from environmental samples for detecting microbes, especially pathogens. It is increasingly used within clinical and industrial settings. While metagenomi...
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Tony Goldberg, Samuel Sibley | P160266US02
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Methods Of Isolating Phenols From Phenol-Containing Media
Methods of isolating phenols from phenol-containing media. The methods include combining a phospholipid-containing composition with the phenol-containing medium to generate a combined medium, incubati...
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Bradley Bolling, Matthew Dorris, Danielle Voss, Yuwei Wu | P180264US02
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AMMONIA AND NUTRIENT ION RECOVERY FROM MANURE WASTEWATER AND ELECTROSYNTHESIS OF VALUE-ADDED CHEMICALS USING ION SELECTIVE REDOX MATERIAL
UW-Madison researchers have developed a new method for recovering NH4+ or K+ ions from manure wastewater. The method includes contacting a manure wastewater stream containing organic matter and salts ...
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Song Jin, Rui Wang | P230277US01
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Isolation And Characterization Of Novel Tissue-Specific Promoters In Maize
UW researchers have identified and characterized a set of tissue-specific, maize promoters. To identify these promoters, the researchers combed through gene expression datasets, flagging genes express...
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Heidi Kaeppler, Nathaniel Schleif | P220211US02
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An Efficient Method for Sorting Cannabis Seed
In commercial crop production, it is often desirable to know which individuals are of a specific sex or those harboring certain traits. Current methods employed to isolate or enrich a desired plant po...
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Shawn Kaeppler, Michael Petersen | P220243US02
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Complete Dissolution of Dried Whole Egg in Formic and/or Nitric Acid and Use of the Resulting Solution in the Food Industry and for Research in Human Nutrition
UW-Madison researchers have developed a method for complete dissolution of dried whole egg in formic acid that produces a very concentrated translucent solution of whole eggs that allows for lossless ...
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Michael Sussman, Jamison Wolfer, Heather Burch, Benjamin Minkoff | P220264WO01
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UNIVERSAL METHOD FOR PARASITE AND EUKARYOTIC ENDOSYMBIONT IDENTIFICATION
UW-Madison researchers have developed and validated a novel “parasitome” method to accurately characterize parasites in samples. Like published metabarcoding protocols, the new method cons...
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Tony Goldberg, Leah Owens | P220194WO01
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SOIL GAS-FLUX MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
Soil produces or consumes gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ammonia, and oxygen through normal biological and geological processes. Current soil gas-flux measurement systems are ex...
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Bhuvana Krishnaswamy, Jingyi Huang, Francisco Arriaga, Christian Martinez, Hendri Winanto, Adam Nygard | P230171US01
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WISCONSIN STRAINS OF SACCHAROMYCES EUBAYANUS WITH IMPROVED SUGAR CONSUMPTION AND DECREASED PHENOLIC OFF-FLAVOR PRODUCTION
UW-Madison researchers have developed two related strains of S. eubayanus (yHJC187 and yHJC188) that possess the key desirable traits for lager beer fermentation: natural cold tolerance, an ability to...
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Christopher Hittinger, Johnathan Crandall, Andrew Sommer, Hayley Stoneman | P230299US01
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Characterization Via Homologizing Disparate Speech Terminology
Aspects of the present disclosure from UW Madison researchers are directed to methods and apparatuses involving characterization via homologizing disparate speech terminology. As may be implemented in...
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Joao Ricardo Reboucas Dorea, Rafael Ferreira | P200128WO01
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Maize WOX2A Over-Expression Induces Somatic Embryo Formation
UW Madison researchers have identified a maize gene that stimulates somatic embryogenesis upon overexpression in plant cells. The researchers studied genetic locations in chromosomes of maize lines th...
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Heidi Kaeppler, Frank McFarland | P220087US02
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Development of Food-Grade Fungal Fermentates with Antimicrobial Activity
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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Enhancing Growth and Development of Non-Leguminous Crops
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi provide nutrients to plants and aid their growth. This symbiotic interaction is mediated by signaling molecules, most notably lipochito-oligosaccharides (LCOs). LCOs ...
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Jean-Michel Ané, Audrey Kalil, Junko Maeda | P150284US02
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A Computer Vision System for Improving Cattle Feed Bunk Management Efficiency
In both beef and dairy livestock production facilities, feed bunk scoring and decisions about when to deliver feed are almost exclusively determined by visual assessment by trained staff. This is a hi...
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Guilherme Rosa, Sek Cheong, Joao Ricardo Reboucas Dorea | P190079US03
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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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Point Mutations That Boost Aromatic Amino Acid Production And CO2 Assimilation In Plants
UW researchers have identified a genetic mutation in a family of genes that removes a repressor of the shikimate pathway. Their work identified the suppressor of tyra2 (sota) as a target to deregulate...
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Hiroshi Maeda, Ryo Yokoyama, Marcos Vinicius Viana de Oliveira | P220090WO01
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Computer Vision-Based Feeding Monitoring And Method Therefor
Aspects of this innovation by UW researchers are directed to methods and apparatuses involving the characterization of livestock feeding functions. As may be implemented as or with one or more embodim...
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Guilherme Rosa, Sek Cheong, Joao Ricardo Reboucas Dorea | P190079WO01
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MODIFIED GENE VACCINES AGAINST AVIAN CORONAVIRUSES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
The present invention relates to novel IBV vaccines containing novel modified S and N antigens from avian coronaviruses. The modifications include:
S has a modified transmembrane domain for better s...
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Adel Talaat, Shaswath Chandrasekar | P210169US02
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Key Predominant Species Of Gut Bacteria Colonizing Farm-Exposed Infants
UW Madison innovators provide a method to detect immune health status in a human infant or child, and compositions and methods to improve health status in a human fetus, infant or child, as well as co...
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Irene Ong, Christine Seroogy, James Gern, Deborah Chasman | P210290US02
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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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RAPID ESTIMATION OF A SOIL-WATER RETENTION CURVE USING VISIBLE-NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY
UW-Madison researchers have developed improved methods and systems for characterizing soil using visible-near-infrared spectroscopy (vis-NIRS) data. Combining their spectrographic data with additional...
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Jingyi Huang, Zampela Pittaki-Chrysodonta, Alfred Hartemink | P210177US02
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Synthesis Of Oligosaccharides As Prebiotics From Simple Sugars And Polysaccharides In Concentrated Acids
UW Madison researchers provide herein methods for preparing a product including predominantly prebiotic oligosaccharides by non-enzymatic methods of glycosylation of monosaccharides, disaccharides, an...
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Xuejun Pan, Meijun Zeng, Ning Li | P210291US02