by Chris Tachibana | Jul 4, 2014 | ScienceWire
It all starts with a bikelight in Bonnie Rochman’s New York Times magazine story, “The MacGyver Cure for Cancer.” Bonnie (@brochman) follows the crowdsourced development of a cervical cancer screening device from an idea in Haiti, around the globe, and back to the...
by Chris Tachibana | Jul 4, 2014 | ScienceWire
Rebecca Hughes (@GHResearch) shows us why zombies aren’t the only beings seeking brains. Joint research projects by the University of Washington, the Allen Institute for Brain Science and Group Health Research Institute are combining data from genetic tests, clinical...
by Chris Tachibana | Jul 4, 2014 | ScienceWire
David Ansley (@DavidAnsley), in addition to enhancing the NSWA website with sumptious nature photos (just look up), is helping us make informed health decisions. David does talks and web development for Choosing Wisely, a national initiative to promote high-value...
by Chris Tachibana | Jul 4, 2014 | ScienceWire
Numbers. Contacts. Advance notice. Joanne Silberner (@jsilberner), artist-in-residence at the University of Washington, tells scientists exactly what journalists need to tell a research story accurately in her excellent talk on “How to Work with the Press in Reporting...
by Chris Tachibana | Jun 3, 2014 | ScienceWire
Kids are forever, writes Rachel Tompa, for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center News—emotionally and physically. Rachel reports that scientists at the Hutch have found that mothers retain cells from their baby long after delivery. The phenomenon is a natural bone...
