Infectious disease solarsevenUpdated Jul 18, 2023 Ticks, mosquitos, bacteria, algae, even fungi are on the move, shifting or expanding their historical ranges to adapt to climatic conditions t…
National Making pig livers humanlike in quest to ease organ shortage By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Dec 27, 2022 EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The ghostly form floating in a large jar had been the robust reddish-brown of a healthy organ just hours before. No…
National Scientists grow human brain cells in rats to study diseases By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Oct 12, 2022 Scientists have transplanted human brain cells into the brains of baby rats, where the cells grew and formed connections.
National High-flying experiment: Do stem cells grow better in space? By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Jul 18, 2022 Researcher Dhruv Sareen's own stem cells are now orbiting the Earth. The mission? To test whether they'll grow better in zero gravity.
National World's biggest bacterium found in Caribbean mangrove swamp By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer Jun 23, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have discovered the world's largest bacterium in a Caribbean mangrove swamp. Most bacteria are microscopic, but t…
National How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last? By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press Apr 22, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last?
Local News Redwood City biotech attacking coronavirus By Sierra Lopez Daily Journal correspondent Updated Jun 8, 2020 With over 100,000 Americans dead and nearly two million cases reported, one Redwood City company is working to bring to the market an anti-inf…
State California jails use kinder approach to solitary confinement By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Dec 26, 2019 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An inmate in solitary confinement at a California jail was refusing to leave his cell. The jailers' usual response: …
Health Study finds obesity robs the tongue of taste buds in mice By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press Mar 20, 2018 WASHINGTON — Packing on pounds seems to dull people’s sense of taste, and puzzled researchers turned to mice to figure out why: Obesity, they …