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February 22, 2019

Research

How human food is changing wildlife

BBC News

It is all evidence, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist Dr Jonathan Pauli, of “a new reality for some ecosystems”, as they are being re-engineered by humans, and by what we grow, raise and throw away.

Yeasts stole bacteria genes to survive in insect stomachs

Cosmos

It is one of the clearest cases yet found, the researchers suggest, of the transfer of genes from the bacterial domain to organisms such as fungi: in essence, the arcing over of one branch on the tree of life to donate genetic material to an altogether separate one.The findings of the study, which involved collaborators from North America, The Netherlands and China and was led by Jacek Kominek and Drew Doering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US, are reported in the journal Cell.

Higher Education/System

Campus life

Crime and safety

Sentencing memo alleging UW bomb attack should be sealed, disregarded by judge, lawyers for accused man demand

Wisconsin State Journal

Lawyers for a man convicted of mixing dangerous chemicals in his Far West Side apartment last year want a Dane County judge to seal and disregard a prosecution sentencing memorandum that claims the man was plotting a domestic terror attack on the UW-Madison campus, telling a judge Thursday that prosecutors crossed a line when they compared the man to infamous domestic terrorists.

Extension

Arts & Humanities

Madison music news you can use

Madison Magazine

This is the first installment of a monthly Madison Magazine blog diving deep into the Madison music scene by Logan Rude, a University of Wisconsin–Madison senior and the editor-in-chief of Emmie, the student-run bi-annual music magazine.

Health

Athletics

Business/Technology

UW Experts in the News

Zombie statistics

BBC World Service

How bogus stats can get repeated again and again until they end up influencing policy at governments and major multilateral institutions.

Featuring Kathryn Moeller, professor of educational policy studies

Obituaries

Willmann, Karl F.

He was employed for 26 years at the UW Extension Photo Lab and he photographed many weddings in Madison and the surrounding area.

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