Science & Technology
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.
Human stem cell-derived heart cells are safe in monkeys, could treat congenital heart disease
Regenerating tissue to support healthy heart function could keep hearts beating stronger and longer, and this is where stem cell research is stepping in.
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.
Science & Technology Events
February
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Sustainable Energy Seminar Series: Mohan Qin, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering3:30 pm, Online
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Learn about building and using your software environment with containers!
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Auditing Equity in Large Language Models: Insights from Dialogue and Image Classification Tasks with Kaiping Chen, University of Wisconsin12:05 pm, 1420 Microbial Sciences
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Bret Payseur, UW–Madison