Secrets revealed in sequencing of honey bee genome

Gene Robinson
Researchers led by Gene Robinson, professor of integrative biology, entomology, and cell and developmental biology have accomplished the sequencing of the honey bee genome. "In biology and biomedicine, honey bees are used to study many diverse areas, including allergic disease, development,...

Cloning techniques produce FDA-approved antibiotic

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A study published in Chemistry and Biology by Huimin Zhao, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and affiliate of the Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology and Wilfred A. van der Donk, professor of chemistry and affiliate of the Department of Biochemistry, concludes...

Estrogen interferes with immune surveillance in breast cancer

David Shapiro, professor of biochemistry, right, and doctoral student Xinguo Jiang
In a study published online in Oncogene, Dave Shapiro and collaborators from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, report "that estrogen induces the expression of an inhibitor that blocks immune cells' ability to kill tumor cells."

In Memoriam: Irwin C. Gunsalus

Irwin C. Gunsalus
In a career spanning nearly eight decades, Gunsalus, known as "Gunny," conducted research that led to many important discoveries on biological catalysis and regulation, the formation of essential metabolites, and mechanisms of chemical transformations and energy transfer critical to central...