Local News CRISPR Could Help Us Protect Ourselves from Viruses Like Flu and HIV New Scientist | February 19, 2019 CRISPR gene editing could let us hack the immune system to give lasting protection against HIV…sciencecityFebruary 19, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Defining the Impact of Mutation Accumulation on Replicative Lifespan in Yeast Using Cancer-Associated Mutator Phenotypes Lee, M.B., et al. | February 18, 2019 Our lab in the Department of Pathology at UW is interested in how cells deal…sciencecityFebruary 18, 2019 Read More
Local News Common Weed Killer Glyphosate Increases Cancer Risk by 41%, Study Says CNN | February 18, 2019 Glyphosate, an herbicide that remains the world's most ubiquitous weed killer, raises the cancer risk…sciencecityFebruary 18, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles US Science Agencies Set for Budget Boost in Deal to Avert Government Shutdown Nature News | February 18, 2019 With less than two days to go before the US government runs out of money,…sciencecityFebruary 18, 2019 Read More
Local News IDRI Therapeutic Vaccine for TB to Enter Clinical Trial Infectious Disease Research Institute | February 15, 2019 A clinical trial testing two new therapeutic vaccines, one developed by IDRI (Infectious Disease Research…sciencecityFebruary 15, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Development of Decreased-Gluten Wheat Enabled by Determination of the Genetic Basis of lys3a Barley Moehs, C.P., et al. | February 15, 2019 Celiac disease is the most common food-induced enteropathy in humans, with a prevalence of approximately…sciencecityFebruary 15, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Thousands of Scientists Run Up against Elsevier’s Paywall Nature News | February 14, 2019 Researchers at German institutions that have let their Elsevier subscriptions lapse while negotiating a new…sciencecityFebruary 14, 2019 Read More
Local News Sustainable Squalene Replacement Needed for Pharma Infectious Disease Research Institute | February 14, 2019 IDRI (Infectious Disease Research Institute) is pleased to announce a $4.4 million, five-year grant from the…sciencecityFebruary 14, 2019 Read More
Local News Do Deep Neural Networks ‘See’ Like You and I Do? UW Medicine | February 13, 2019 Computer components designed to recognize images behave surprisingly like neurons in the brain, researchers at…sciencecityFebruary 13, 2019 Read More
Local News Immunotherapy for Rare Skin Cancer Inspires Optimism UW Medicine | February 13, 2019 More than two-thirds of people with an advanced form of a rare skin cancer are…sciencecityFebruary 13, 2019 Read More