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13/08/2024 | Press release | Archived content

WARF Advances in Food and Agriculture | August 2024

WARF ADVANCES
Top licensing prospects from the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Genetic Testing for Inherited Peripheral Neuropathy
This information can be used to guide preemptive clinical treatment of dogs for peripheral neuropathy and to choose dogs for selective breeding programs.
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Improved Extraction and Preservation of Pathogen-Free Maize Germplasm
Using this method for the sterile extraction, drying and storage of immature maize embryos allows the embryos to be preserved in freezers and greatly reduces the risk of pathogen transfer.
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Efficient Method for Sorting Cannabis Seed
The innovative, customizable, high throughput method of sexing Cannabis seeds maximizes the grower's commercial return while saving time and resources.
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Universal Method for Parasite and Eukaryotic Endosymbiont Identification
Researchers at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine have developed and validated a novel "parasitome" method to accurately characterize parasites in samples.
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Food-Grade Fungal Fermentates with Antimicrobial Activity
The antimicrobial fermentate could be used directly as a food additive or in environmental or topical applications.
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Featured UW-Madison Researcher

[Link] Hiroshi Maeda, Professor of Botany

"Hiroshi draws connections between pathways no one has ever considered. His research has amazingly broad potential to provide critical solutions to our planet's challenges."

- Emily Bauer, WARF Director of Licensing

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