Scientists go to Canada to study the kind of lake where they say life may have arisen Several years ago, scientists at the University of Washington theorized that key ingredients for life could have built up billions… Read More
Allen Institute takes on a supporting role in experiment to grow stem cells in space Space: The final frontier … for stem cells? Seattle’s Allen Institute for Cell Science says cells from its collection are… Read More
OceanGate explorers solve a 26-year-old mystery and document life near the Titanic During an expedition to the Titanic back in 1996, submersible pilot PH Nargeolet noticed a curious sonar blip that was… Read More
OceanGate’s explorers update their view of a tattered Titanic and the life around it After his second yearly series of dives to the Titanic, the CEO and founder of Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate says the… Read More
Paleontologists use fossilized teeth to flesh out ancient tale of earliest primates The shapes of fossilized teeth from 65.9 million-year-old, squirrel-like creatures suggest that the branch of the tree of life that… Read More
New human cell atlases track how tissues develop, providing a road map for research Two new human cell atlases have mapped the molecular machinery that builds tissue in the weeks after conception — and… Read More
Scientists lay out a scenario for life to emerge from Earth’s carbonate-rich lakes Where did life on Earth get its start? In a newly published study, researchers from the University of Washington argue… Read More
Scientists in a sub turn up good news during expedition in the Salish Sea FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. — This week’s Salish Sea Expedition is unfolding amid the heavily trafficked waters off the San Juan Islands, but… Read More
Researchers use tiny tricks to pull out precious protein data from a single cell Scientists have developed a technique that can analyze fluid from a single human cell to identify its proteins — which could… Read More
Biologists use artificial intelligence to flesh out 3-D views of a cell’s inner workings What happens when you cross cell biology with artificial intelligence? At the Allen Institute for Cell Science, the answer isn’t… Read More
Researchers study links between gut bacteria and brain’s memory function AUSTIN, Texas — Can probiotic bacteria play a role in how well your memory works? It’s too early to say for… Read More
Bug off! Scientists study how mosquitoes learn to associate your scent with a swat Does it do any good to swat at a mosquito if you miss? Yes, according to a newly published study. A… Read More
Meet the deepest fish in the sea: The Mariana snailfish, identified with UW’s help They look like ghosts of the abyss, but the wispy, pinkish-white, smooth-skinned creatures at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean’s… Read More
Scientists use 3-D scans to ID duckbilled fish species 40 years after it was caught After spending 40 years sitting in a museum jar, a toothy fish from the waters off Australia has been identified… Read More
Scientists revive weird microbes after freeing them from ancient cave crystals BOSTON – It sounds like a sci-fi tale: Scientists manage to revive strains of microbes that have been trapped inside giant… Read More
Big data (and volunteers) help scientists solve hundreds of protein puzzles Molecular biologists have enlisted cutting-edge trends in genomics and big data to get a grip on one of the grand… Read More
UW researchers trace how complex life lost its first chance to dominate Planet Earth Researchers say multicellular life could have arisen in Earth’s oceans more than 2 billion years ago, only to fall victim to a… Read More
Moth with wild hairdo named after Donald Trump Donald Trump isn’t even sworn in as president yet, but he already has a species named after him: a micro-moth… Read More
Stray DNA suggests the waters along urban shorelines are surprisingly lively A novel method for analyzing the DNA left behind in the waters of Puget Sound shows that urban shorelines tend to harbor a wider… Read More
What a fish story: UW professor has the pictures to prove that he’s digitizing every species Forget the one that got away. A University of Washington professor is concentrating on the ones he can get his… Read More
Gates Foundation commits $100M to White House’s National Microbiome Initiative The White House today unveiled more than half a billion dollars’ worth of public and private programs aimed at unraveling… Read More
Scientists take gorilla genome to next level A team led by University of Washington researchers has taken a second turn at sequencing the gorilla genome, putting together puzzle… Read More
Living Ink updates invisible messages with morphing algae for Kickstarter project Remember invisible ink? You could write a secret message with the stuff, watch your words disappear, then make them magically… Read More
