Powerful gene-editing tool appears to cause off-target mutations in human cells Published: Monday, June 24, 2013 – 08:33 in Biology & Nature In the past year a group of synthetic proteins called CRISPR-Cas RNA-guided nucleases (RGNs) have generated great excitement in the scientific commu[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Seattle Scene’
May 21st, 2013 - 4:27 am § in The Ave Scene
THE Ave Scene: Seattle’s Mayor Race
Tim Burgess has dropped out. I recommend Publicola for an injective discussion. This was a big surprise because Mr. Burgess has been complaining for the job for at least six years. The city council member is a very impressive man whose knowledge of administration, the police, and the council its[...]
April 8th, 2013 - 12:51 pm § in The Ave Scene
The Ave Scene:mayoral campaigns and chiefs of police
SEATTLE — Seattle Police Chief John Diaz will step down from his post, multiple sources told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News. A source said that Assistant Chief Jim Pugel will be the interim chief. An official announcement is expected to be made at 11:30 a.m. Monday. Watch it live on KIRO 7, at kirot v.c[...]
January 31st, 2013 - 10:55 am § in The Ave Scene
Gomer Pyle Marries Stan Cadwallader
Jim Nabors, the actor best known for playing Gomer Pyle on TV in the 1960s, has married his longtime male partner. Hawaii News Now reports Nabors, 82, and Stan Cadwallader, 64, traveled from their Honolulu home to Seattle to be married Jan. 15. Gay marriage became legal in Washington state last mont[...]
January 18th, 2013 - 12:13 pm § in The Ave Scene
Are there cheap homes in Seattle?
While the stranger is pushing the somehow Tokyoesque idea that the City needs to build micro housing for its poorest workers, the real estate market may have a better idea: (from Seattle Bubble) Cheapest Homes: January 2013 Edition By The Tim on January 4, 2013 | 5 Comments Let’s check in again [...]
December 10th, 2012 - 5:08 am § in The Ave Scene
Rover’s is closing
Great Sadness. Thierry Rautureau, nicknamed The Chef In The Hat, is the chef/owner of Rover’s and Luc Restaurants in Seattle, Washington. Rautureau was born in the Muscadet region of France, apprenticed in Anjou, France, and at twenty moved to the United States to work at several fine restaura[...]
July 20th, 2012 - 8:03 am § in The Ave Scene
Burner: the polls look bad for her in the 1st.
This is very bad news for Darcy. Over at HorseAss, Darryl has posted recent results: Koster (R) 48% Burner (D) 17% DelBene (D) 13% Hobbs (D) 5% Ruderman (D) 4% Rauniyar (D) 1% Ishmael (I) 1% Undecided 11% Another way of looking at these numbers is that Koster is at 48, with 11% independent. If [&h[...]
June 28th, 2012 - 11:50 pm § in Uncategorized
WASTATE: McKenna issues non-statement on health care ruling
OLYMPIA – Today the US Supreme Court upheld the 2010 Affordable Care Act. In a close decision, with multiple opinions, the Court ruled that the federal requirement to purchase health insurance—specifically a plan dictated by government regulators – does not violate the Constitution. The state[...]
APPLESAUCE: Will Bezos Target the iPHONE?
Bloomberg: Amazon Phone Could Be In The Works According to a fresh and lively report from Bloomberg, Amazon is “developing a smartphone that would vie with [Apple]’s iPhone” This makes a lot of sense. Amazon has already achieved great brand name presence of its own. The Amazon [...]