Shawn Vestal is a Columnist at various publications including The Seattle Times and Yahoo News. He focuses on themes related to medicine and healthcare, while also delving into topics such as climate policy, ClimateTech, and global warming. Shawn's work has been featured in outlets like Washington State University, The Chronicle, and The Spokesman-Review.
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August 13, 2025 by Shawn Vestal, Washington State University edited by Gaby Clark , reviewed by Robert Egan
By: Shawn Vestal
Strawberries are delicate and hard to harvest—easily bruised and often hidden under a canopy of leaves. This creates headaches for scientists trying to design robotic harvesters. Now a Washington State University-led team has designed one that combines an artificial-intelligence vision system, soft silicone "fingers," and a fan that gently moves leaves out of the way to get at hidden fruit.
What causes us to sleep? The answer may lie not only in our brains, but in their complex interplay with the microorganisms spawned in our intestines.
An estimated 90% of patients receiving home health care have at least one discrepancy between their medication lists and what they're actually taking—making it more likely they will end up in the hospital.
By: Shawn Vestal
Share on TwitterShare on FaceBookShare on Linkedinshare with emailshare with link Kevin Murphy, professor, researcher and director of the WSU Breadlab, will lead a five-year initiative to bring more whole-grain foods into the diets of Washingtonians (photo courtesy of WSU).
In times of economic upheaval, investors can get a clearer picture of the stock market's future performance if they tune into how corporate insiders are trading stocks in their own companies.
The use of artificial beaver dams to replicate the ecological benefits created by the industrious rodents shows promise for offsetting damage to fish habitat, water quality, and biodiversity arising from climate change.
By: Shawn Vestal
An extract of turmeric and ginger helps bone implants bond strongly while killing bacteria and cancer cells, according to new research from Washington State University with implications for millions of patients with joint replacements and bone cancer. In early tests, the extract roughly doubled bone bonding within six weeks around the implant site, killed more than 90% of bacteria on implant surfaces, and sharply reduced cancer-causing cells. The findings marry elements of a naturopathic approach drawing on traditional medicine with current medical technologies. Turmeric, a golden-orange spice, and ginger root have been used for food and medicinal purposes in China and India for thousands of years.
By: Shawn Vestal
Bone implants are biomedical devices designed to replace, support, or regenerate damaged skeletal tissue, commonly used in orthopedic procedures such as joint replacement and fracture repair.
By: Shawn Vestal
Most major crops, such as wheat and corn, require expensive nitrogen fertilizer to flourish. But what if bacteria could help those plants draw nitrogen from the atmosphere, as peas and beans do?
