by Chris Tachibana | Dec 3, 2018 | ScienceWire
Feeling the effects of opioids requires more than just taking a pill, Wudan Yan writes. In Nature Medicine, she reports on studies showing that, in mice at least, the bacterial composition of the gut influences sensitivity to morphine and related drugs. Read the...
by Chris Tachibana | Dec 3, 2018 | ScienceWire
Samantha Larson’s personal account in High Country News of her lifelong relationship with the San Juan Islands moved many readers. One was fellow NSWA member and current NSWA Secretary Ashley Braun, who visited the San Juans with Samantha and other friends. Ashley...
by Chris Tachibana | Dec 3, 2018 | ScienceWire
Virtual reality is for more than just games, writes Amanda Pain for the University of Washington. Amanda explains work at the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences on VR safety training for people who work in confined spaces, for example in...
by Chris Tachibana | Nov 1, 2018 | ScienceWire
Ants don’t get into traffic jams. That’s what Rachel Berkowitz found in her reporting on a Georgia Tech research project. The scientists are using soft-matter physics to figure out how ants can crowd into a narrow space but still move efficiently. Can you bring that...
by Chris Tachibana | Nov 1, 2018 | ScienceWire
Phuong Le, Associated Press writer based in Seattle, is covering a federal lawsuit that originated in Oregon. Young activists are suing the U.S. government for policies that ignore climate change and deprive them of life, liberty and property. Follow @AP_Phuong, where...
by Chris Tachibana | Nov 1, 2018 | ScienceWire
In a feature for Seattle Magazine, Maria Dolan (@mariaidolan) reports worrying news for bat lovers—Washington is one of only two western states where white-nose syndrome is found. The fungal infection weakens bats and bats are vital to our agriculture. Get to know our...
