Powerful genetic tools have become cheap and agile enough for biologists to create new strains of model organisms
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New COVID-19 vaccine warnings don’t mean it’s unsafe
They mean the system to report side effects is working
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GOP Legislators in Missouri Oppose Vaccine Efforts as State Becomes COVID Hotspot
When State Rep. Bill Kidd, from the Kansas City suburbs, revealed that he has been infected by the coronavirus, he wrote: “No, we didn’t get the vaccine . . . We’re Republicans”
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Washington state overdose rates on pace to break another record, health officials say.
Health officials urge people to carry naloxone and know overdose signs
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Washington state calls on providers to work to boost COVID-19 vaccination
COVID-19 vaccine trains your immune system to fight SARS-CoV-2.
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Delta variant makes it even more important to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even if you’ve already had the coronavirus
COVID-19 vaccines generate both antibody and T cell responses – and these responses are much stronger and more consistent than immunity after natural infection.
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What should you eat after you’ve been on antibiotics? And can probiotics and prebiotics get your gut back to normal?
There is emerging evidence that combining specific probiotics and prebiotics can increase the beneficial effects of both
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Most COVID deaths in England now are in the vaccinated – here’s why that shouldn’t alarm you
One way to imagine the risk is as a rain of differently sized ball bearings falling from the sky . . .
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High heat, low tide likely triggering spike in shellfish-linked infections
The illness, Vibrosis, usually occurs 4 hours to 4 days after eating contaminated shellfish.
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What’s in wildfire smoke? A toxicologist explains the health risks
Smoke from wildfires contains thousands of compounds, including carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides.
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UW researchers make AI protein-structure prediction software available to all
With the software, researchers can solve problems that used to take years to work out.
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Influx of Medical School Students Could Overwhelm Montana Resources, UW Leaders Warn
Opening two new medical schools in Montana would stretch and possibly overwhelm the state’s physicians who provide the clinical training that students need to become doctors, UW leaders say.
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Drowning Prevention Could Get a Boost in Federal Budget
For children, drowning is the second leading cause of death after birth defects.
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Washington reaches 70% vaccination initiation milestone
Across Washington about 4.3 million people have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
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6,000 have died of COVID-19 in Washington state, Department of Health reports
Since the beginning of the outbreak, there have been more than 450,000 cases in the state.
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