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Bill gives consumers control over biometric data privacy
If signed into law, Senate Bill 1189 would give consumers control over how their biometric data is collected and disclosed.Read More
Lawrence Hall of Science reopens doors just in time for Halloween fun
The University of California, Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science is reopening this weekend for some spooky Halloween fun after a 19-month Covid-19 shutdown. Visitors are encouraged to come in...Read More
Theranos trial highlights ‘very concerning’ pregnancy hormone results
A nurse practitioner from Arizona testified Tuesday to wildly inconsistent blood test results given to a pregnant patient in her OB-GYN practice by Theranos, the now-defunct company founded by...Read More
NASA greenlights UC Berkeley satellite mission to Mars orbit
NASA has greenlighted a mission by University of California at Berkeley to put two satellites into orbit around Mars, university officials said Monday. Dubbed ESCAPADE — Escape and Plasma...Read More
FDA issues full Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine approval for ages 16 and up
The FDA made big moves on the Covid-19 vaccine front with a full approval of the Pfizer formula for people aged 16 and up. Moderna approval is expected in...Read More
State proposes new drinking water health limits to rein in ‘forever chemicals’
California is moving to reduce the acceptable limit of “forever chemicals” (PFOA and PFOS) in the state drinking water supply, but contamination is already prevalent in our bodies and...Read More
Convictions, indictments mount in biotech trade secret theft case
A federal investigation of the theft of biotech trade secrets has resulted in the convictions of two people and in charges against two others. A former principal scientist at...Read More
Kaiser begins Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine trials in children ages 5 to 11
Kaiser Permanente officials announced Tuesday that they are expanding Covid-19 vaccine trials to include children ages 5 to 11 in Oakland, Santa Clara and Sacramento. The three trial sites...Read More
County expands forensic testing for domestic assault choking victims
Santa Clara County is expanding a pilot program that provides victims who have been choked by their intimate partners with free medical forensic exams, followup care and victim advocacy....Read More
To curb hesitancy, health officials tout safety, effectiveness of all three vaccines
Health officers in 10 counties in the greater Bay Area on Monday emphasized the safety of the three available COVID-19 vaccines in an effort to curb skepticism and encourage...Read More
Vaccinations begin in Bay Area as state death toll tips over 21,100
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday granted a late-night Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer-developed Covid-19 vaccine. By Monday afternoon, California was administering first doses of the vaccine...Read More
Lindsay Wildlife finds way to thrive in virtual science education
At Lindsay Wildlife Experience, the months of March through June are generally the year’s busiest, with students crowding around exhibits to see the wildlife rehabilitation center’s host of animal...Read More
Hiroshima anniversary virtual rally continues call to end nuclear weapons threat
Bay Area nuclear war protesters held their annual rally at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory virtually on Thursday, the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima to call for an...Read More
Man faces murder charges after DNA links to 1981 cold case rape, murder of teen girl
A 57-year-old man who had been serving a lengthy sentence in Nevada for a sexual assault conviction was arraigned on Friday on special circumstances murder charges for the 1981...Read More
Kaiser aims to build $14 million Covid-19 testing lab by June
Kaiser Permanente is rushing to build a 7,700-square-foot state-of-the-art lab by June 1 that will be able to conduct 10,000 new coronavirus tests a day and help the state...Read More
Two UC Berkeley students spend shelter time producing hand sanitizer for most vulnerable
A pair of students at University of California at Berkeley has taken to producing more than 100 gallons of free hand sanitizer each week to give to homeless shelters,...Read More
Survey shows snowpack below average despite March storms
While California’s snowpack in March was in better condition than it was in February, the month’s precipitation was not enough to offset the state’s dry winter, according to the...Read More