#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.
Gaines: Groundwater Ecosystems
It’s an ecosystem that’s challenging for scientists to venture into, and it’s disappearing fast, writes James Gaines (@the_jmgaines) for Undark. Rather than a remote jungle or forbidding mountains, this ecosystem is the groundwater under our feet, and it’s home to...
Harris: Obsolete Bionic Eyes
Mark Harris (@meharris) coauthored a feature in IEEE Spectrum about retinal implants created by the company Second Sight that have been installed inside the eyes of more than 350 people, providing a crude artificial vision to people who otherwise cannot see. But...
Schubert: Juno’s Legacy
Charlotte Schubert (@schubertcm) writes for GeekWire about the legacy of cellular therapy company Juno Therapeutics (now a Bristol Myers Squibb company) on the Seattle biotech scene (and beyond). The Seattle company launched in 2013, bolstering the region’s reputation...
Sanders: Southern Whidbey Island Fault
For the Everett Herald, Julia-Grace Sanders (@sanders_julia) wrote a series in May 2021, “Our Fault,” focused on the terrible damage that would be inflicted throughout the Seattle metro region by an earthquake along the relatively little-studied Southern Whidbey...
Gibbs: Autism by the Numbers
Wayt Gibbs (@WaytGibbs) contributed original reporting and editing to a new book, “Autism by the Numbers: Explaining its Apparent Rise,” published by Spectrum and free to read online. The book explores the puzzling and dramatic recent rise in autism prevalence around...