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The Awesomeness of Spirit Cove
Spirit Cove. Here Raven bit the shore, in the days when he was a giant, to carve out a home for the animals–and humans too. Continue reading
Posted in Indian Country, Peyton McKean
Tagged novel, Peyton McKean, Shaman, Spirit Cove, The Neah Virus
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Ebola convalescent serum–I should have guessed!
It’s all becoming clear: the CDC has been planning to use convalescent sera all along. That’s why they imported a couple of moon-suited ebola patients. Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged CDC, convalescent serum, ebola, medical thriller, Peyton McKean, The Neah Virus
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Viruses, viruses, everywhere
Let’s hope the mutation rate of EnteroVirus D68 slows down a bit. Otherwise, we may be looking at big trouble. Continue reading
Posted in Health, Real Science
Tagged EV-D68, medical thriller, Peyton McKean, polio, virus
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Ebola vaccine–why so slow?
If you try to create a vaccine that causes a rip-roaring response in every vaccinated person, you are liable to create a vaccine that causes a lot of side-effects, up to and including death. Continue reading
Posted in Health, Peyton McKean, Real Science
Tagged ebola, medical thriller, novel, Peyton McKean, subunit, vaccine
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Ebola, anyone?
“Are we in danger?” I asked. McKean stared at the screen for a moment and then murmured, “Answer: unknown.” Continue reading
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Tagged ebola, fiction, medical thriller, new, Peyton McKean, The Neah Virus
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The Unprepossessing Phineus Morton
In The Jihad Virus, Peyton McKean’s sidekick and chronicler describes himself: “I’m a medical reporter, a healthy twenty-seven-year-old male of average height and build and looks, with good vital signs. My tours in the Mideast left no physical scars on me, but I was not to be so lucky in the events I’m about to retell.” Continue reading
Posted in Author, Peyton McKean
Tagged Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, medical thriller, Peyton McKean, The Jihad Virus
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I’d like to thank…
I thanked the faculty, past and present, for their dedication to seeing each student live up to his or her full potential. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Real Science, Seattle
Tagged Dinosaur Wars, epitope tag, FLAG epitope, Hall of Fame, Peyton McKean, West Seattle High School
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Washington’s Ice Age Floods
It all gets me to thinking. Can’t I come up with a story that weaves these colossal events into a plot filled with mystery and intrigue? Stay tuned. Continue reading
Posted in Dinosaur Country, Peyton McKean, Real Science
Tagged Columbia, Missoula floods, mystery, Native American, Peyton McKean, Ridgefield mammoth
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Why I dedicated The Jihad Virus to women
The opening quote is something I believe with absolute certainty. Not until feminine voices are heard loud and clear above the voices of war-mongering males, will this world ever find peace. Continue reading
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Tagged ebook, medical thriller, mystery, new, paperback, Peyton McKean
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The Jihad Virus — Published!
A deadly microbe: When a U.S. Customs inspector at the Canadian border succumbs to a fatal viral infection, a terrifying fear becomes reality. Continue reading
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Tagged ebook, medical thriller, mystery, new, paperback, Peyton McKean
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