Research
Project to explore enzyme behind early evolution of life on Earth
A team of scientists at UW–Madison led by bacteriology professor Betül Kaçar will explore the paleoenvironments and ancient history of Earth by bridging paleontology, artificial intelligence, synthetic biology and evolution.
Gene therapy protects against motor neuron disease in rats
The gene therapy approach allowed the non-mutated gene to be expressed in neurons and better support the transportation of proteins, preventing disease.
H5N1 virus isolated from infected dairy worker is 100% lethal in ferrets, but does not appear to be circulating in nature anymore
The findings highlight the risks posed by a virus that continues to spread among dairy cattle and occasionally to farm workers, and the study's lead scientist says he was surprised by the ease with which this particular strain was able to kill ferrets.
Research Events
February
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Mass Communication Research Center Symposium
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Thibault Dardinier: PhD Candidate, Programming Methodology Group, ETH Zurich12:00 pm, 1240 Computer Sciences
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Timo Sprekeler (TAMU) - Homogenization of nondivergence-form elliptic PDEs in a Cordes setting: optimal rates and numerical methods3:30 pm, 901 Van Vleck Hall
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Sustainable Energy Seminar Series: UW Badgervoltaics Community of Practice3:30 pm, Online