Robert Kirchdoerfer, an assistant professor of biochemistry at UW-Madison, uses flasks of moth cells to grow proteins from coronaviruses like the new pandemic strain. He had to shut down most of his lab Monday because the campus is nearly closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but some other research involving the virus continues. John Hart / Wisconsin State Journal
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Robert Kirchdoerfer, an assistant professor of biochemistry at UW-Madison, uses flasks of moth cells to grow proteins from coronaviruses like the new pandemic strain. He had to shut down most of his lab Monday because the campus is nearly closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but some other research involving the virus continues. John Hart / Wisconsin State Journal

Gov. Tony Evers to order Wisconsinites to stay at home, will close non-essential businesses — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 

Fond du Lac man one of state’s first COVID-19 deaths — PBS Wisconsin

Facing eviction as millions shelter in place — The Washington Post

Wisconsin farmers brace for impact of coronavirus — Wisconsin Public Radio

Boosting production of ventilators is a race against time — and it won’t be easy — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 

UW researchers study COVID-19 coronavirus to try to develop treatments, vaccines — Wisconsin State Journal

Empty spaces: Scenes from Wausau in the days of COVID-19 — Wausau Pilot & Review

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“The last eviction I did cost me over $3,000, so this a good deal … if I keep a good tenant, that’s even better.  And if they support a few local businesses in the area, that’s a trifecta.”

Milwaukee landlord John Zutz to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about why he is charging tenants just $100 for April rent as the coronavirus crisis deepens. 

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