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The leadership of the Center for Mathematics of Biosystems (from left): Associate Director Lauren Childs, Director Stanca Ciupe, Interim Director Nicole Abaid, and Associate Director Silke Hauf. Photo by Melissa McKeown for Virginia Tech.
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J.E. “Jeb” Barrett: Weather ‘whiplash’ in Antarctic may help us anticipate the effects of future climate changes in Virginia , redirectA polar Vortex in February 2021 caused record cold temperatures over most of the U.S., including my family’s farm in Hiwassee, where the cold snap killed over 200 of our lavender plants that had already begun to bud out following an unusually warm January. This was when I started getting interested in “weather whiplash,” rapid changes in weather conditions from one extreme to another.
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Webster Santos: Exercise in a pill , redirectTweaking the molecules by adding and removing pieces like a Lego, we can plug the enzyme or transporter to block its signal. We have been successful in demonstrating that our strategy works in both cells and animal models of kidney disease.
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Chinmay Katke and Nadir Kaplan: Unlocking the potential of hydrogels for flexible robots , redirectThe future holds promise for robots to actively collaborate in diverse aspects of human endeavor, transforming industries.
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