Scripps Research Unveils 21-Member ‘Board of Overseers’ (with 6 Women)
The renowned La Jolla science factory Scripps Research Institute changed its name in August to…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Lights Up Sky Over Southern California
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base Sunday, creating an…
UCSD Researchers Find Carbohydrates Unique to Human Milk in Amniotic Fluid
UC San Diego researchers announced Tuesday they discovered a complex carbohydrate unique to human milk…
Cases of Sexually Transmitted Diseases at Highest Levels Locally in 20 Years
Reported cases and rates of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia rose in 2017 for the third…
Former Scripps Research Postdoc Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine
James Allison, whose early work at Scripps Research in La Jolla set him on a…
San Diego Workshop Tackles Data ‘Wrangling’ and ‘Cleaning’
Artificial intelligence and machine learning may be the focus of popular and media attention, but…
Council OKs $614 Million for ‘Cutting Edge’ Recycled Drinking Water Project
The San Diego City Council has approved borrowing $614 million to begin construction of the…
Rady Children’s to Pioneer Genetic Testing of Critically Ill Newborns
Rady Children’s Hospital Wednesday announced its participation in a new state-funded program to provide genome…
UCSD Researchers Link Overlooked Molecule to Better Cancer Immunotherapy
A study published Thursday by UC San Diego researchers found that targeting an overlooked immune…
UCSD Researchers Study Use of Cannabis to Treat Common Nerve Disorder
UC San Diego researchers Tuesday announced plans to conduct a trial on the use of…
Air Pollution Alters Thyroid Development in Fetuses: Study
Fetuses of women who live in smoggy cities have altered thyroid development, raising concerns about…
Zoo Impregnates 2nd Rhino in Mission to Bring Back Nearly-Extinct Species
The San Diego Zoo Tuesday announced the confirmed pregnancy, via artificial insemination, of one of…
Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa ID’d as SpaceX Moon Traveler
Japanese billionaire clothing retailer Yusaku Maezawa was introduced Monday as the passenger on a planned…
California Leading World’s Difficult Transition to an Electric Vehicle Future
California officials have made it no secret that for the state to adequately reduce its…
