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October 2, 2024

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High-resolution images of RSV may expose stubborn virus’s weak points

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Phys.org

The complex shape of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one hurdle limiting the development of treatments for an infection that leads to hospitalization or worse for hundreds of thousands of people in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New images of the virus from researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison may hold the key to preventing or slowing RSV infections.

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How southern Wisconsin could become a nuclear fusion mecca

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The Capital Times

The company plans to continue its relationship with UW-Madison despite moving headquarters to another state, said Darren Gale, a top executive at Type One Energy. Madison is home to its physics research.

“Funds to the university, utilizing people involved in the university, the folks who live and work in Wisconsin that are part of Type One — all of those benefits will continue,” he said.

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Why Cheeses Such as Mozzarella and Cheddar Melt Differently Than Ricotta

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Scientific American

Cheese makers’ key tool in adjusting the number of these bonds is acidity, says John Lucey, a food scientist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and director of the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research. In cheese made at a relatively neutral pH, there are enough calcium bonds that casein molecules are stiffly bound to each other.