New Theory Suggests Alternate Path Led to Rise of the Eukaryotic Cell
A bold new idea of how the eukaryotic cell and, by extension, all complex life came to be is giving scientists an opportunity to reexamine some of biology’s key dogma.
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Stories about discoveries, advancements, and forward-thinking ideas from WID’s research areas, hubs, and key collaborators.
Researchers Search for New Ways to Balance Big Data and Privacy
How can researchers extract useful information from patient data to develop life-saving treatments while making sure records stay private and protected? A WID collaboration looks for an answer.
Beautiful Data: Cell Biology Yields Microcosms of Art
Peering through lenses, researchers are finding award-winning fluorescent landscapes, artful strokes, and a multitude of cell shapes and signals.
Students Power Up in Classroom with Biofuels Video Game
Students wrestle with the sustainability challenges of making real-world decisions about biofuel agriculture while playing an educational video game developed by WID researchers.
Optimizing the World, One Problem at a Time
What if a computer program could take a problem you’re trying to solve and send back the most efficient solution?
Spreading the Benefits of Stem Cell Advances
Researchers are working on ways to standardize how stem cells are harnessed to advance therapies and study disease.
Harvesting the Power of Big Data in Agriculture
Harvesting data and harvesting crops? There’s an app for that.
WID and New York Hall of Science Team Collects Museum Data to Drive Learning and Collaboration Research
WID and the New York Hall of Science team up to collect data on learning and games.
Growing Epigenetics Community Gives “Nurture” Deepened Meaning
At the first Midwest Chromatin and Epigenetics Meeting, WID researchers and scientists around the country are giving new meaning to the “Nature versus Nurture” debate.
WID Researcher Receives NSF CAREER Award to Improve the Genetic Engineering of Stem Cells
Kris Saha has received the NSF CAREER Award for developing methods to more easily produce stem cells to model human disease.
National Computing Collaboration: WID and UW Expand Advanced Computing in Research
Learn about WID and UW–Madison’s role in a national effort to enhance research computing.
WID Collaboration Visualizes Neutrino Data in 3D
To better understand the cosmos, WID and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center researchers are examining activity at the world’s largest neutrino detector in the Institute’s immersive virtual reality environment.
WID Stem Cell Advance Yields Mature Heart Muscle Cells
WID and UW-Madison researchers are finding ways to program stem cells to behave more like heart muscle cells.
WID and UW-Madison Partner in National Effort to Retool U.S. Manufacturing
WID and UW-Madison are national partners for the newly formed Digital Lab for Manufacturing, a White House initiative to develop digital tools to enhance manufactured products, from conception to production.
Mining the Mind: High Throughput Computing and the Future of Brain Research
WID and Morgridge Institute for Research’s high throughput computing allows scientists to look at brain data in new ways.
A Shift in Stem Cell Research
WID scientists are developing more efficient ways to culture pluripotent stem cells and study disease.
Fatty Acids Like Omega-3 Play a Role in Our Genes
How do fatty acids such as omega-3 play a role in human health? WID researchers are looking to the genome for answers.
Closing the Loop on Big Data… One Beer at a Time
WID researchers develop algorithms for many applications and industries, but one side project boasts a more playful goal: Mapping brew preferences.
‘Smart’ Medical Material Aims to Unfurl at 98.6 Degrees
WID scientists are refining “smart” plastics that change shape based on temperature.
WID Team Probes Home Health Environments with Virtual Reality
How do everyday objects in the home influence a person’s ability to follow a medical regimen? To find the answer, a diverse group of researchers at WID has developed a new approach that combines real household data and virtual reality technology.
WID Collaboration Builds Video Games Aimed at Teaching Pro-Social Skills
WID’s Games+Learning+Society research group and the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds have developed a new approach to gauge children’s ability to learn pro-social skills while engaged in entertaining video game play.
The Next Bright Idea: Microbe-Powered ‘Biobulb’ Earns WID Students Spot in Popular Science Magazine Competition
Creating energy solutions for communities throughout the world poses serious challenges, but a group of WID Frontier Fellows thinks its alternative idea has a bright future.
WID Researcher Locates “Virtual Eyes” to Enhance 3D Experience
Are your “virtual eyes” and real eyes located in the same spot? Probably not, says WID researcher Kevin Ponto, who’s focusing on how to make 3D visualization more intuitive and realistic.
Graduate Student Refines Formulas to Optimize How Computers “Think”
Kevin Jamieson hits the whiteboard in efforts to make computer algorithms more quick and efficient.
WID Researcher Looks to Break Conversion Rate of Stem Cells
Epigenetics scientist Rupa Sridharan received the Shaw Scientist Award for her work in converting stem cells.