Author: WTN News

Casting their lot with the Internet, two brothers who also happen to be avid fishermen have developed an online resource that could deliver consolidated information on fishing conditions and lake destinations in Wisconsin and beyond. ...

With an assist from the Madison-based NimbleGen, researchers in the U.S. and U.K. have identified the genetic causes of mental retardation. One form of retardation, caused by a large deletion that spans six genes on chromosome 17, has physical features that can aid clinicians in...

A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor and physician with ties to the entertainment industry is developing a software product to train medical students. The ultimate objective of Fred Kron, proprietor of Medical Cyberworlds, is to transform the doctor-patient relationship....

The United States Departments of Energy and Agriculture have awarded several educational institutions, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with grants to study the use of woody plant tissue in the development of alternative fuels. ...

Despite what the purveyors of doom claim, Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TABOR, actually was very beneficial to that state's economy, according to Republican legislator Frank Lasee, author of Wisconsin's proposed TABOR amendment. In this Guest Column, Lasee responds to recent criticisms of the...

With a package of workforce advancement training grants set aside for the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, northern Wisconsin companies will be able to provide their workers with additional technical training....

Genzyme Corp., the Boston-based biotechnology firm that purchased Bone Care International in 2005, is suing three former employees of Bone Care and their new company, Cytochroma, alleging the theft of BCI's trade secrets in the development of new products. The employees, which include former Bone...