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Coronavirus particles
May 29, 2020, 5:34 PM

Scientists trace the roundabout route that coronavirus took from bats and pangolins to people

Two newly published studies shed light on the origins and spread of the coronavirus pandemic, starting with bats and pangolins… Read More

Nextstrain
May 28, 2020, 5:49 PM

Researchers revise their timeline for the coronavirus’ rise in Washington state

Epidemiologists are coming around to the view that the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the U.S., involving a Snohomish… Read More

Roei Ganzarski and MagniX all-electric airplane
May 28, 2020, 10:35 AM

MagniX and AeroTEC put all-electric Cessna airplane into the air for first time

An all-electric version of one of the world’s best-known small utility airplanes hummed through its first flight today at Moses… Read More

Boeing 737 MAX
May 27, 2020, 3:29 PM

Boeing resumes low-rate 737 MAX jet production with workplace safety in mind

Boeing says it has resumed 737 MAX production at its factory in Renton, Wash., with more than a dozen initiatives… Read More

Boeing logo
May 27, 2020, 9:52 AM

Pandemic fallout: Boeing sends layoff notices to 6,770 employees as part of 10% cutback

As part of its plan for a 10% workforce reduction, Boeing says that it’s moved from voluntary layoffs to involuntary… Read More

A-Alpha Bio scientist Emily Engelhart
May 26, 2020, 4:52 PM

A-Alpha Bio wins $620,000 grant to work on ‘molecular glue’ for treating disease

A-Alpha Bio, a Seattle venture that began at the University of Washington, has won a $620,472 grant from the National… Read More

Assembling coronavirus test kits
May 25, 2020, 8:00 AM

After crises and confusion, health officials are closing the coronavirus testing gap

Ten days after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee took the Trump administration to task for failing to send enough supplies for… Read More

Contact tracing
May 23, 2020, 9:30 AM

Coronavirus contact tracing is ramping up, along with online training to fill the gap

The Washington State Department of Health is in the early stages of a massive effort to interview COVID-19 patients and… Read More

May 22, 2020, 11:00 AM

Review of thousands of COVID-19 cases suggests higher death risk with hydroxychloroquine

Update for 12:30 p.m. PT June 4: The study in The Lancet has been retracted by three of its authors… Read More

Thomas Lynch
May 21, 2020, 4:39 PM

Fred Hutch’s president says a new strain of virus research center is needed to fight future outbreaks

Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center already has dozens of scientists working on infectious diseases, including COVID-19 — but the… Read More

Cook Inlet beluga whales
May 21, 2020, 1:08 PM

NOAA selects Univ. of Washington to host regional institute for climate and ocean research

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selected the University of Washington to host a Pacific Northwest research institute focusing… Read More

Endless Mission video game
May 20, 2020, 7:32 PM

XPRIZE’s Code Games challenge gives kids an opportunity to create games for good

XPRIZE’s latest program to incentivize innovation is going after a new demographic: young people between the ages of 10 and… Read More

Titanic
May 19, 2020, 8:09 PM

Judge clears the way for salvagers to open up the Titanic and retrieve Marconi radio

A federal judge says RMS Titanic Inc. can go forward with its plan to cut into the Titanic shipwreck and… Read More

Donald Trump
May 18, 2020, 3:31 PM

Trump says he’s taking hydroxychloroquine, a drug being tested in two studies at Univ. of Washington

President Donald Trump said today that he’s taking hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug that’s being tested as a COVID-19 treatment at… Read More

David Veesler
May 18, 2020, 10:33 AM

Scientists say 17-year-old blood sample yields promising antibodies for COVID-19

The search for COVID-19 therapies has turned to an antibody that was first identified back in 2003, in a blood… Read More

Vaccine testing
May 18, 2020, 9:29 AM

Positive news about Seattle-tested coronavirus vaccine sends stock market sharply higher

Massachusetts-based Moderna’s share price — and the stock market as a whole — were lifted today by the company’s encouraging… Read More

Mount St. Helens eruption
May 16, 2020, 9:00 AM

Forty years after Mount St. Helens eruption, pandemic sparks public safety parallels

Seismologist Steve Malone feels a magnitude-5.1 rumble of deja vu whenever he hears the latest developments in the debate over… Read More

Drug combination
May 14, 2020, 7:54 PM

UW Medicine ramps up study of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for COVID-19 treatment

One of the treatments that’s been talked up by President Donald Trump for COVID-19 — a combination of the antimalarial… Read More

Manoj Sindhwani
May 14, 2020, 4:40 PM

How Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant is changing its tone during the pandemic

Alexa, do I need a coronavirus test? That’s a query that almost certainly was not in the repertoire for Amazon’s… Read More

Sample collection for SCAN
May 13, 2020, 6:37 PM

Coronavirus-tracking project backed by Bill Gates is put on hold due to FDA concerns

The organizers of the Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network, a virus-tracking project supported by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, say their efforts… Read More

UW Medicine testing station
May 13, 2020, 4:57 PM

Public health officials are putting out the call for broader coronavirus testing

Washington state public health officials have broadened their guidance to say that anyone who has COVID-19 symptoms, or has been… Read More

May 13, 2020, 7:00 AM

Is there a link between coronavirus and vitamin D deficiency? This startup just raised cash to find out

New research shows a potential correlation between severe vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19 mortality rates. A Northwestern University study released… Read More

Moderna mRNA vaccine development
May 12, 2020, 8:09 PM

After good results in Seattle, COVID-19 vaccine will face key trials this summer, Moderna CEO says

The coronavirus vaccine trial that started out in Seattle is progressing well enough to get onto Food and Drug Administration’s… Read More

Tesla Fremont factory
May 12, 2020, 9:45 AM

President Trump tweets support for Elon Musk as Tesla reopens Calif. car factory amid pandemic

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s dispute with county authorities over the reopening of the company’s California car factory was injected into… Read More

Anduril HQ
May 12, 2020, 12:01 AM

Anduril Industries expands to Seattle, seeks engineers to work on defense tech

Irvine, Calif.-based Anduril Industries says it’s opening a new office in Seattle and will be hiring engineers to work on… Read More

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun
May 11, 2020, 5:06 PM

Boeing CEO tells NBC that pandemic is ‘likely’ to put a major U.S. airline out of business

Boeing’s president and CEO, David Calhoun, acknowledged during an NBC News interview with “Today” host Savannah Guthrie that a major… Read More

SCCA and Fred Hutch
May 11, 2020, 1:09 PM

Bank of America gives $500,000 to Fred Hutch and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance for COVID-19 relief

Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and its clinical-care partner, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, are receiving a $500,000 grant from… Read More

May 11, 2020, 12:51 PM

Seattle biotech startup OncoSenX raising more cash for cancer-fighting therapies

Biotech startup OncoSenX is raising more cash to help support its pipeline of therapeutics that aim to kill cancer cells… Read More

Vaccine development
May 11, 2020, 10:48 AM

Disease experts say it’s time to join forces to make coronavirus vaccines

Unprecedented collaborations involving the biotech industry and government agencies are urgently needed to develop and produce the billions of doses… Read More

UW Medicine lab
May 8, 2020, 5:02 PM

Statistician argues that COVID-19 figures hint at ‘staggering number’ of deaths ahead

In a newly published study, a University of Washington researcher argues that the eventual death toll from COVID-19 could be… Read More

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