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UW researchers face animal welfare complaint for ferret brain experiments

An animal rights organization is calling for the University of Washington to be fined for an alleged violation of the Animal Welfare Act. Health Sciences researchers at the university said they gave ferrets several impacts to the skull during a traumatic brain injuries study.
- Esmy Jimenez
Scrubbing Your House Of Bacteria Could Clear The Way for Fungus

A new study in Brazil finds that urban apartments have more diverse fungi — some healthy, some potentially not — than villages in the Amazon rainforest.
- Pien Huang
Subtle Differences In Brain Cells Hint at Why Many Drugs Help Mice But Not People

A detailed comparison of mouse and human brain tissue found differences that could help explain why mice aren't always a good model for human diseases.
- Jon Hamilton
Biggest animal on earth spotted off Washington and Oregon coasts

A whale expert is reporting a rare sighting of blue whales off the Washington state coast.
- Tom Banse
'Hero rats' go on display at Tacoma zoo. Their relatives are still saving lives.

Giant rats sound like something to be scared of, perhaps.
- Tom Banse
Critics question ethics of study on marijuana during pregnancy

The University of Washington is reevaluating the ethics of an upcoming study of the effects of marijuana on unborn babies.
- Ann Dornfeld
Computerized Model Reveals Details Of How Human Cells Divide

The nonprofit Allen Institute in Seattle has produced a visualization of human cell division that promises to be useful for professional scientists and curious amateurs alike.
- Richard Harris
Free Gun Violence Prevention Course Launches To Educate Young Activists

Researchers want new activists to lean on decades of public health research when engaging in work with policy makers and candidates seeking elective office.
- Brakkton Booker
This astronaut spoke to us from space: 200 experiments, including on herself

Lt. Col. Anne McLain has traveled a long way to get to her current jobsite -- from Spokane to West Point to flying helicopter combat missions in the U.S. Army, then on into space.
- Angela King
Scientists Restore Some Function In The Brains Of Dead Pigs

The cells regained a startling amount of function, but the brains didn't have activity linked with consciousness. Ethicists see challenges to assumptions about the irreversible nature of brain death.
- Nell Greenfieldboyce

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