James Johnson

Jul 13, 2024 | nature.com | Jia Zhao |Huixia Ren |Chao Tang |Liangyi Chen |Yanmei Liu |Francis C. Lynn | +1 more

AbstractRemarkable advances in protocol development have been achieved to manufacture insulin-secreting islets from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs). Distinct from current approaches, we devised a tunable strategy to generate islet spheroids enriched for major islet cell types by incorporating PDX1+ cell budding morphogenesis into staged differentiation.

Jun 8, 2024 | outthereoutdoors.com | James Johnson

Cover photo courtesy of James P. JohnsonBy James P. JohnsonHiking for exercise and the scenery is plenty justification to hike. However, when I find an additional purpose, hiking is even more satisfying. In the mid-1990s, I compiled a list of the 50 highest mountains in eastern Washington and then hiked to the top of them, hoping to get a hiking guide published. This purpose-adding caused a lot of hiking over four summers, more than I would have done otherwise, and it was a lot of fun and adventure.

Jun 5, 2024 | outthereoutdoors.com | James Johnson

Cover photo courtesy of James P. JohnsonBy James P. Johnson“Daddy, I don’t think I want plastic surgery,” my 8-year-old daughter Tricia stated as we drove through Central Washington. An interview about the topic I’d tuned into on the radio earlier apparently caused her to contemplate it. Her thoughtful expression produced a follow-up statement. “But I think witches need it.” Tricia, my 6-year-old son, Eric, and I were on an epic 34-day road/camping trip.

Apr 19, 2024 | outthereoutdoors.com | James Johnson

(Nature Photography/Natural History, 2022)By James P. JohnsonWhen I saw this hardcover book on the store shelf, there was no doubt I’d buy it. Eastern Washington’s landscape and the floods that ravaged it during the last ice age intrigues me, and I’ve seen the results while hiking thousands of miles over the years. So many places I’ve visited are pictured in the book. I recognized the author’s name, a Spokane journalist with a long history of writing about Northwest topics, including in Out There.

Aug 22, 2023 | magicbaltimore.com | Sonya Eskridge |Jessica Andrews |James Johnson

Frank M. Conaway Sr., the longtime elected clerk of Baltimore’s Circuit Court who made waves last year when he switched allegiances to the Republican Party, has died. He was 81. Conaway’s lawyer, Tom Maronick, confirmed Conaway’s death Sunday. Maronick said Conaway died in his sleep overnight some time between Saturday night and Sunday morning. Conaway […]