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picture of former University of Washington bioengineering student Ciana Lopez in the lab

Drug turns lung cells into slow-release antibiotic depots

The engineered therapy delivers an antibiotic inside lung immune cells, which then leak the drug to kill nearby bacteria.

Snow flies collected in winter on a mountain slope.

Most insects slow down in bitter cold. Not snow flies.

Snow flies can continue to move even when their internal temperatures drop to minus 10 degrees Celsius.  Scientists will explore why.

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Mild traumatic brain injury outcomes vary significantly

Most people with mild traumatic brain injury had a sustained recovery, but for others, symptoms worsened over time, a study found.

Alexander Robertson creating statistical models of microbial dynamics

Social lives of viruses affect antiviral effectiveness

Counterintuitive results emerge from a study of how polioviruses respond to treatment with pocapavir.

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Nearly 4 in 10 in report financial hardship after surgery

A study captures a national snapshot of patients’ cost burden after an operation. Private insurance often fails to provide sufficient coverage.

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