Local News Silverback Therapeutics Raises $37.5M, Unveils Tech that Targets Therapies to Disease LocationsGeek Wire | September 28, 2018Silverback Therapeutics, a stealthy biotechnology startup, gave the first glimpse of its technology Wednesday as…sciencecitySeptember 28, 2018 Read More
Local News DNA Testing of Illegal Ivory Seized by Law Enforcement Links Multiple Ivory Shipments to Same DealersUW News | September 27, 2018The international trade in elephant ivory has been illegal since 1989, yet African elephant numbers…sciencecitySeptember 27, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Aligning Single-Cell Developmental and Reprogramming Trajectories Identifies Molecular Determinants of Myogenic Reprogramming OutcomeCacchiarelli, D., et al. | September 27, 2018Cellular reprogramming through manipulation of defined factors holds great promise for large-scale production of cell…sciencecitySeptember 27, 2018 Read More
Local News Pilot Study Identifies Strain of Bacteria as Chief Risk Factor for Stomach CancerFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | September 26, 2018Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have found a specific strain of Helicobacter pylori strongly correlated with stomach…sciencecitySeptember 26, 2018 Read More
Local News Squelching Ovarian Cancer: The Not-So-Silent KillerFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | September 26, 2018Despite its long-standing nickname, ovarian cancer isn’t really a silent killer. There are symptoms; it’s just that…sciencecitySeptember 26, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Washington’s Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment Awards $1.5M to Three Fred Hutch ResearchersFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | September 25, 2018Three researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center recently were awarded a total of $1.5…sciencecitySeptember 25, 2018 Read More
Local News Study Cracks Open the Secrets of the Cancer-Causing BRCA1 GeneStat News | September 25, 2018Lawsuits didn’t do it, public shaming didn’t do it, patients and doctors banding together to…sciencecitySeptember 25, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Activated PIK3CD Drives Innate B Cell Expansion yet Limits B Cell-Intrinsic Immune ResponsesWray-Dutra, M.N., et al. | September 24, 2018Activated PI3K-delta syndrome (APDS) is an immunodeficiency caused by gain-of-function mutations in PIK3CD. This disease…sciencecitySeptember 24, 2018 Read More
Local News New Diagnostic Test for Leprosy Being DevelopedInfectious Disease Research Institute | September 24, 2018Before an infectious disease can be treated, it must be detected. Key attributes of successful…sciencecitySeptember 24, 2018 Read More
Local News How Chromosomes Find a Happy MediumFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | September 21, 2018Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have worked out the molecular underpinnings of how…sciencecitySeptember 21, 2018 Read More