You’ve been told many things cause cancer. You’ve been told many ways to help ward off cancer. It’s unlikely you’ve been told scorpion venom will help cure cancer. When Dr. Jim Olson treats children ...

Geek of the Week profiles the characters of Pacific Northwest tech, science, games, innovation and more. See the Geek of the Week archive for more. by Todd Bishop on Aug 15, 2013 at 2:08 pm August 15, ...

SEQUIM –– A new program that allows donors to fund specific areas of cancer research begins today, named for Violet O’Dell, a Sequim girl whose bright spirit during a fatal fight with brain cancer ...

What if a horseshoe crab’s DNA contains the cure for cancer? Project Violet, a nonprofit comprised of a team of researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, are using small proteins from ...

A little girl who died from brain cancer inspired Dr. Jim Olson to create Project Violet. A spirited, red-headed girl named Violet who died at age 11 from an inoperable brainstem tumor is the ...

It’s monster spider season in the Pacific Northwest, but the next time you squish an arachnid, make sure to take a second to thank it for its contribution in helping scientists target drug-resistant ...