by Chris Tachibana | Dec 3, 2014 | ScienceWire
In The Atlantic, Sarah DeWeerdt explains the genetic basis for the saying, “If you’ve seen one kid with autism, you’ve seen one kid with autism.” Genetic analyses are finding hundreds of genes involved in autism. An unexpected benefit: The studies are also connecting...
by Chris Tachibana | Dec 3, 2014 | ScienceWire
If you’ve stumbled over stats, Tom Lang can help. His new paper for the Equator Network (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) is a set of straightforward guidelines about reporting statistics for common analyses in biomedicine. For more, check...
by Chris Tachibana | Dec 3, 2014 | ScienceWire
New for your Kindle, Andy Koopman’s Rwanda (The Evolution of Africa’s Major Nations). If all you can recall about the country is ethnic wars in the 1990s, get an update from Andy’s fact-filled, up-to-date book. Prefer reading about Seth Rogen? Andy’s got you...
by Chris Tachibana | Dec 3, 2014 | ScienceWire
Graciela Matrajt announces a updated newsletter for the Association for Women in Science, Seattle Chapter. NSWA member Reitha Weeks is the president of Seattle AWIS. The newsletter has researcher profiles, “Recent discoveries and achievements,” and an events calendar....
by Chris Tachibana | Nov 2, 2014 | ScienceWire
Bob Roseth gets a chance to profile a modern jazz great, guitarist Bill Frisell. The occasion? Frisell, renowned performer, has joined the University of Washington School of Music. Read how the Jazz Studies Program lured the musician, who spends most of his time...
