Research

Researchers from the University of Washington and the University of Trento in Italy have engineered a protein that blocks cancer-promoting “messages” in human cells. Gabriele Varani, professor of chem

"Despite its current focus on addressing police brutality, BLM’s agenda isn’t confined to this issue.

Many claim jet lag is worse and lasts longer when you travel east than west. Horacio de la Iglesia, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

The number of HIV/AIDS deaths worldwide each year has fallen since peaking in 2005, but the number of new HIV infections is up in 74 countries, according to a new study.

Over the past decade, the rate of new HIV infections has increased in 74 countries, according to a new study.

HIV transmission is highly unlikely among straight couples who have sex without condoms when one partner carries the virus but takes medication, new research suggests.

Vaughan’s team modified a protocol to “swell” cellular structures, bringing them within the range of common laboratory microscopes using relatively simple methods and reagents.

A team of Pakistani scientists created a phone service that could accurately point health workers to areas where the disease was emerging.

A big step in helping perovskites reach their potential as the basis for far cheaper and more efficient types of solar cells came this week from a team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Ocean acidification is bad for mussels. You may think you’ve heard this story before (cf. clams, oysters, scallops) but wait! This time it’s a little different.

The strong, stretchy threads that mussels use to stay put won't work as well in warmer, more acidic waters.

A new study creates a mathematical model of teaching to show how the exaggerated sounds of "parentese" helps babies learn language.

Imagine you are an astronaut, chosen for the first manned mission to Mars. After years of preparation, you are ready to set foot on the Red Planet — and you develop a kidney stone.

Using observations of storms in the solar system, a team of astronomers has extrapolated to predict lightning on several exoplanets.

The Stranger covers two UW studies in this roundup. One on gene expression surviving death and another on climate scientists' credibility.