Should you wash the pacifier, if it falls on the ground, or should you lick it off and give it back to your child? Two scientists tackle this – and hundreds of other questions about dirty and clean in the new book, “Dirt is Good: The Advantage of Germs for Your Child’s Developing Immune System.” … Continue reading Scientists shovel dirt in book for parents
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Centrifuge – smashing science into theater
What happens when an actor has to keep putting on a skull-cap, in order to look bald, over and over? Audiences howled, as his errant hairs poked out, and he began his lines imitating Jeff Bezos of Amazon fame. The fake-Jeff was just one character in a set of five science plays. Each play only … Continue reading Centrifuge – smashing science into theater
Seattle Genetics aims to put drug on front line of cancer
Seattle Genetics hides its big ambitions in a modest-looking set of beige Bothell office-park buildings, while some of its cousins in the local biotech world crowd together in the brainy-hood of Seattle’s South Lake Union. But there is nothing modest about this 18-year-old company, which is plowing forward patiently and aims to make a major … Continue reading Seattle Genetics aims to put drug on front line of cancer