About 19.7 million Web pages in a Google search seek to explain DNA transcription and RNA translation in the cell at the mysterious molecular level. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2007
UW professors spider silk research presentation earns international honor
A presentation about research into spider silk proteins by University of Wyoming molecular biology Professor Randy Lewis was selected as a Top 5 hot talks/cool paper during the Materials Research Society’s (MRS) international fall meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. Continue reading
Proposed ethanol plant, biodiesel interest part of Worlands WESTI Ag Days
WESTI Ag Days Feb. 6-7 in Worland offers producers two days of seminars with subjects ranging from the national animal ID program and eminent domain issues to a proposed ethanol plant in Greybull. Continue reading
Wyoming ranchers, farmers work with limitations, disabilities
Approximately 288,000 agricultural workers between the ages of 15 and 79 have a limitation or disability that affects their ability to perform agricultural tasks. Wyoming’s highest nonfatal occupational injury and illness rate in a major industry group occurs in agriculture. The incidence rate is 17.1 per 100 employed in Wyoming compared to 6.2 in the United States. For many individuals, limitations and disabilities jeopardize their rural and agricultural futures. Continue reading
UW experts among presenters at groundskeepers, growers conference
University of Wyoming experts in greenhouses, weeds, turf, and soil quality are among those presenting information at the Wyoming Groundskeepers and Growers Association (WGGA) conference Jan. 17-19 in Casper. Continue reading