Author: Morgridge Institute for Research

Endless Frontier Act to revitalize, transform Midwest industries

“A mill won’t last long if there is no mine, but a mill is required to get the products to the market,” Morgridge investigator Melissa Skala said during a Wisconsin Technology Council webinar. “What I find so powerful about the Endless Frontier Act is that it supports both the mine and the mill to benefit innovation across the spectrum.”

How schistosome worms defy host immune systems

Morgridge researchers uncovered in a new study how schistosomes, parasitic flatworms that infect more than 200 million people in the tropics, trick the host’s immune system and continue producing eggs for decades.