#NSWASCIWIRE
Recent work by our members#nswasciwire highlights the published writing of NSWA members each month. Would you like to see your writing featured? Please suggest an item online or send a link or PDF file to Susan Keown at sciencewire@nwscience.org. The NSWA Board of Directors determines what material to present. We look forward to highlighting your work.
Phillips: In the Dark about Resistance
The parasite that causes malaria can become drug resistant, writes Melissa Lee Phillips for Nature News. This resistance is associated with mutations in the parasite's genome in a region that contains several candidate genes. No surprises there. But it’s how those...
Ryan: Hospital Investigation
John Ryan follows the investigation of a murder and a suicide in Washington’s largest psychiatric hospital in this series for KUOW. John, a reporter for Western Washington’s National Public Radio affiliate, talked to the Western State Hospital CEO as he resigned, and...
Clark: Great Wines Finish Last
What do winemakers look for in a wine (that everyday consumers don’t want)? Brian Clark tells us in a story about measuring the staying power of wine flavors. Brian is assistant director of Marketing, News, and Educational Communications for Washington State...
Hughes: Just What IS the Placebo Effect?
It’s a familiar idea that means “it’s all in your head,” right? Rebecca Hughes, Group Health Research Institute Senior Media Consultant, writes that clinical researchers still debate what the placebo effect is, what causes it, and even what to call it. Those little...
Sorensen: Finds Nemo
Eric Sorensen tells us about a California surfer dude turned Hawaiian marine biologist, conservation ecologist, and even environmental activist. Eric is a Washington State University science writer, and this profile of WSU Vancouver professor Brian Tissot was the...