by Chris Tachibana | May 2, 2015 | ScienceWire
A bread revolution is coming, writes Eric Sorensen (@WSUDiscovery), and it’s starting here in the Northwest. In Washington State, Eric describes research at the Washington State University Bread Lab to change the science, marketing, and public perception of our daily...
by Chris Tachibana | May 2, 2015 | ScienceWire
At Scientific American, Richard Yonck explores a new scientific method that could have huge therapeutic potential. In his guest blog, “Optocapacitance Shines New Light on the Brain,” Richard explains how optocapacitance developed from increasingly sophisticated...
by Chris Tachibana | May 2, 2015 | ScienceWire
Robin Lindley’s in-depth interview with British historian Joanna Bourke covers the history, language, and personal experience of pain. Professor Bourke’s book, The Story of Pain: From Prayer to Painkillers is the starting point for the conversation but the exchange...
by Chris Tachibana | May 2, 2015 | ScienceWire
Sally James, at HealthNewsReview.org, gives a rundown of the social media response to “The Emperor of All Maladies,” a Ken Burns documentary about cancer. What do physicians, patients, and researchers say about the film, which is based on the best-selling 2010 book by...
by Chris Tachibana | Apr 1, 2015 | ScienceWire
Kevin Bailey, writing in Earth Island Journal, has good news for conscientious consumers. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch has a long list of unsustainable shellfish choices—except for abalone from a California aquaculture company. Abalone cultivation isn’t...
