Solutions
September 1, 1993
Baby talk
UW findings challenge traditional theories of speech development and indicate that experience shapes language perception far earlier than once thought.
June 1, 1993
Fast-aging insects
Farmers need a way to turn harmful insects into grown-ups long before their natural time, a kind of "fountain of maturity" treatment. UW Zoology Professor Lynn Riddiford reported a breakthrough.
Turning cancer off
UW researchers have discovered a way to artificially make a cell cancerous and then reverse the process of unchecked cell growth.
Paint that ‘feels’
A UW researcher has invented a new paint for aircraft that promises better pressure readings at a lower cost.
Trampling Paradise
Minor rule-breakers are causing much more damage to national parks than intentional vandalism, as much as $100 million, researchers say.
March 1, 1993
A fault runs through it
The discovery of the Seattle fault and a major quake 1,000 years ago was an alarm bell for engineers and emergency planners.
Risky business
Peanut butter or bacon is more dangerous than a glass of juice from Alar-treated apples, say UW experts, who want to clear the air about environmental risks.
December 1, 1992
For the birds
As a professor of environmental studies and zoology, Dee Boersma is known for her research on penguins and storm-petrels.
UW lures Leroy Hood to help break the human genetic code
In a 15-year, $3-billion project, scientists are trying to map the chemical sequence of every gene in the human being, what they call the human genome.
September 1, 1992
Mind over gray matter
Researchers at the University of Washington and around the nation are hoping to find the clues to how the brain makes us what we are.
Wired for divorce
Professor John Gattman has married high-tech equipment that measures stress to the latest theories of spousal relationships.
New AIDS test animal
Researchers found that the pigtailed macaque is susceptible to infection by the HIV-1 virus.
June 1, 1992
Rhythm and blues
Research suggests that lack of sunlight during the short, often cloudy, days of winter throws some people's rhythms out of sync.
March 1, 1992
Mini-robot invented
UW electrical engineers have "shrunk" a robot arm to the size of a soft drink can, creating what could become a family of low-cost, mini-robot arms.
Tree of hope
Once seen as worthless, the Pacific Yew is the only natural source of taxol, a powerful cancer-fighting drug.
September 1, 1991
On the wrong track?
Light rail isn't the cure-all for the Puget Sound area's traffic mess, UW experts warn.
Buried memories
Our remembrances of things past—even of child abuse—may be more fiction than fact, says one UW professor.
March 1, 1991
Historic hindsight
The story of American Indians, says UW Professor Richard White, is not a tidy narrative with all the facts leading in one direction.
The accidental cure
New drugs and technologies that may offer a cure for multiple organ failure syndrome and related conditions.