Interesting Articles Ethical Concerns Surround Gene-Edited Babies UW Medicine | December 3, 2018 Earlier this week, He Jiankui, a scientist in China, announced he had genetically edited two human embryos,…sciencecityDecember 3, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Gene Inversion Potentiates Bacterial Evolvability and Virulence Merrikh, C.N., et al. | November 30, 2018 The research in Houra Merrikh’s lab is focused on bacterial DNA replication, repair, mutagenesis, and…sciencecityNovember 30, 2018 Read More
Local News Stem Cells to the Rescue UW Medicine Magazine | November 30, 2018 Heart failure is the world’s leading cause of death, most of it related to the…sciencecityNovember 30, 2018 Read More
Local News 1st Trial Launches to Test Male Contraceptive Gel’s Efficacy UW Medicine | November 30, 2018 Three U.S. sites are enrolling couples in the first clinical trial to test the safety and…sciencecityNovember 30, 2018 Read More
Local News Threatened Tropical Coral Reefs Form Complex, Ancient Associations with Bacteria, Researchers Say UW News | November 29, 2018 When it comes to the well-being of coral reefs, for many years scientists focused on bleaching,…sciencecityNovember 29, 2018 Read More
Local News FDA Approves Unique, DNA-Targeting Cancer Drug, Potentially Changing Care for Thousands GeekWire | November 29, 2018 Today, Connor Pearcy is an average 7-year-old boy. He loves dinosaurs, Pokemon and tetherball —…sciencecityNovember 29, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Cameron Howard Lee Named 2019 Helen Hay Whitney Fellow Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | November 29, 2018 Dr. Cameron Howard Lee, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Sue Biggins at Fred Hutchinson…sciencecityNovember 29, 2018 Read More
Spotlight Chris Large Talks Brewing, Yeast, and Evolution Science in Seattle | November 28, 2018 Chris Large is a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Maitreya Dunham in the…sciencecityNovember 28, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Cytokine Release Syndrome and Neurotoxicity After CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Modified (CAR-) T Cell Therapy Hay, K.A. | November 28, 2018 Chimeric antigen receptor-modified (CAR)-T cells have demonstrated impressive results in the treatment of haematological malignancies.…sciencecityNovember 28, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Structure, Subunit Organization and Behavior of the Asymmetric Type IIT Restriction Endonuclease BbvCI Shen, B.W., et al. | November 27, 2018 BbvCI, a Type IIT restriction endonuclease, recognizes and cleaves the seven base pair sequence 5'-CCTCAGC-3',…sciencecityNovember 27, 2018 Read More