BioWorld International Correspondent (BioWorld) LONDON - There was a second and final rejection of the University of Wisconsin's infamous WARF human embryonic stem cell patent from the European Patent Organization (EPO) last week.

Governor's Christmas tree honors members of military (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Susan Wallsch pulled two small ornaments out of their boxes Tuesday and hung them on a Christmas tree in the governor's mansion. It was the third tree she's trimmed this holiday season, but this evergreen has a special meaning - her two ornaments along with about 150 more are dedicated to Wisconsin military members.

Motor neurons derived from human embryonic stem cells provide insight into ALS (EurekAlert!) ( Cell Press ) Two new research studies use motor neurons derived from human embryonic stem cells to demonstrate that multiple toxic pathways contribute to the devastating degeneration associated with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and that protective therapeutics will need to oppose the disease on multiple fronts. The separate studies, published by Cell Press in the December issue of the journal ...

Leaping silver carp show up in Wisconsin (Chicago Sun-Times) LA CROSSE, Wis. — The silver carp, one of the notorious leaping fish brought to the U.S. from China, has been found in the Mississippi River near La Crosse in its first known appearance in Wisconsin or Minnesota waters.

Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball: UW's depth at heart of six-game surge (Wisconsin State Journal) It's a lesson that usually takes freshman a while to learn. Sometimes, they never learn it. But the faster they do, the better off they -- and their team -- are. That's what has happened to freshman guard Jade Davis, who in the course of the last month has gone from an afterthought on the bench to a key player for the Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team. "In high school you're the star and ...

University of Wisconsin researchers think milk does a kidney transplant good (The Capital Times) Wisconsin's famous milk and cows now might provide a wonderful new health benefit. University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers will be looking into whether milk produced by genetically engineered cows can prevent the rejection of transplanted kidneys. Many kidney transplants fail because a protein called human C1 produced by antibodies released by the body's immune system attacks the donated ...