Stories indexed under: Molecular biology
Total: 4
- Molecular biologist receives Stephen Jay Gould Prize March 24, 2010 Sean Carroll, a University of Wisconsin-Madison molecular biologist and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been named the recipient of the 2010 Stephen Jay Gould Prize, an award given in recognition of exemplary efforts to advance public understanding of evolutionary science.
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Engineered protein-like molecule protects cells against HIV infection
Aug. 17, 2009
With the help of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and molecular engineering, researchers have designed synthetic protein-like mimics convincing enough to interrupt unwanted biological conversations between cells.
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Manes, trains and antlers explained
Aug. 21, 2008
A team of Wisconsin scientists has worked out the molecular details of how a simple genetic switch controls decorative traits in male fruit flies and how that switch evolved.
- Two faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences May 1, 2007 Two University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members were elected today to the National Academy of Sciences.