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First comprehensive regulatory map is a blueprint for how to defeat tuberculosis

SEATTLE, WA – Despite decades of research on the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), scientists have not had a comprehensive understanding of how the bacterium is wired to adapt to changing conditions in the host. Now, researchers at Stanford University, Seattle BioMed, Boston University and the Broad Institute, Max Planck Institute of Biology in Berlin, Germany, Caprion Proteomics Inc. in Montreal, Canada, Brigham and Woman’s Hospital (Harvard University), and Colorado State University have taken the first steps toward a complete representation of the regulatory network for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This map of the network of genes that control the TB bacterium Read More “First comprehensive regulatory map is a blueprint for how to defeat tuberculosis”

Op-Ed: Planned Parenthood in the Dominican Republic

Anna Jensen-Clem and Sara Veltkamp are Communications Fellows with Global Washington, a membership association that promotes and supports the global development sector in the state of Washington.

A young woman in the Dominican Republic has worked in a peer-counseling group for two years, and has become a resource for other youth who struggle with sexual health questions. “After two years in MAMI’s peer education group, I know where I am, who I am, and where I am going.” This young woman is one of thousands whose lives have been changed by Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest’s compassionate and comprehensive Read More “Op-Ed: Planned Parenthood in the Dominican Republic”