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Recipe for making COVID-19 vaccine in three days
Posted in Health, Real Science
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, diphtheria toxoid, Hopp and Woods, vaccine
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My Old Neglected Vaccine Could Nail COVID-19
Given the gravity of the matter at hand Continue reading
Posted in Health, Real Science
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Hopp and Woods, pandemic, Peyton McKean, synthetic peptide, vaccine
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They’re fighting coronavirus with a weapon I designed
Someday, the CoVID-19 strain of coronavirus and all its evil kin will be annihilated by drugs made with the help of a method I created decades ago. Continue reading
Posted in Real Science
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, cure, deaths, FLAG epitope, treatment, Wuhan
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Of Tidal Waves and Tunnels and Highway 99
Imagine an eight- or ten-foot wall of water pouring over the brink of the tunnel entrance. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Northwest Tales
Tagged Seattle, The Great Seattle Earthquake, tidal wave, tsunami
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I saw A’yahos, Seattle’s earthquake serpent spirit
I’ll never forget the ripples underground or the accompanying thunder on the day I met A’yahos, the Duwamish Tribe’s legendary earthquake serpent spirit. I’m a believer now, because I saw him slithering with my own eyes! Continue reading
Posted in Author, Indian Country, Northwest Tales
Tagged A'yahos, Duwamish Tribe, earthquake serpent, Nisqually earthquake, Seattle, sisiutl, The Great Seattle Earthquake
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How Earthquakes Shaped Seattle’s Landscape
Give a thought to where you’ll drop, cover, and hang on if a landscape-shaping rupture of the Seattle Fault strikes again. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Northwest Tales
Tagged Alki Point, Seattle, Seattle Fault, The Great Seattle Earthquake
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ShakeOut! Did Seattle’s Earthquake Drill Make A Deadly Mistake?
First of all, decide right now that if you experience an earthquake at a game in Seattle, you will not immediately leave the stadium, unless the place is coming down around your ears. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Health, Northwest Tales
Tagged Earthquake preparedness, Great Seattle Earthquake, Great Shakeout, Seattle, Seattle Fault
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Rugby Daze
Ernest Hemingway, you weren’t so badass. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Food and Drink, Northwest Tales
Tagged Rugby football, The Great Seattle Earthquake
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EARTHQUAKE!
The Great Seattle Earthquake has come–to my doorstep, delivered by overnight express. And it’s a fine and handsome book. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Northwest Tales
Tagged Duwamish Tribe, helicopter rescue, medical thriller, Native American, novel, Seattle earthquake fault
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Shaken before I stirred
While the other night’s temblor caused some excitement, it pales in comparison to the magnitude 7.8 terror I dreamed up for my story The Great Seattle Earthquake! Continue reading
Posted in Northwest Tales
Tagged Seattle, The Great Seattle Earthquake, Three Lakes earthquake
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