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    May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells

    For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of human cloning.
    For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of...

    Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Health and Safety at School, Human Interest, Diabetes, Health Treatments

    2. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. California frogs once used for pregnancy tests carry deadly fungus

    Frogs that were imported for pregnancy tests and set loose in California carry a deadly fungus responsible for wiping out vast numbers of amphibians worldwide, scientists have found.
    Frogs that were imported for pregnancy tests and set loose in California carry a deadly fungus responsible for wiping out vast numbers of amphibians worldwide, scientists have found. Populations of African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) have thrived...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Research, Environmental Issues, Biology, Science

    3. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Children's brain mass counts for better math skills

    Forget your third grader’s IQ, or working memory, or even previous mathematical abilities. When it comes to improving in math, it’s the brain’s hard wiring that counts.
    Forget your third grader’s IQ, or working memory, or even previous mathematical abilities. When it comes to improving in math, it’s the brain’s hard wiring that counts. Researchers found that the volume of the hippocampus, a region...

    Tags: Mathematics, Science and Technology, Medical Research

    4. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Silicon Valley is beginning to see 'delight' in a new light

    PALO ALTO — Ask Joshua Reeves about his online payroll service, and the last thing he'll want to discuss are its features and algorithms and software code and all that other cold jargon that usually comes pouring out of the mouths of Silicon Valley engineers.
    PALO ALTO — Ask Joshua Reeves about his online payroll service, and the last thing he'll want to discuss are its features and algorithms and software code and all that other cold jargon that usually comes pouring out of the mouths of Silicon...

    Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Invention and Innovation, Steve Ballmer, Square, Inc., Human Interest

    5. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Herbert Blau dies at 87; theater director helped shape CalArts

    Herbert Blau, an influential theater director, theorist and scholar who helped shape CalArts during its early years, died at his home in Seattle on May 3, his 87th birthday. He had cancer, according to the Seattle Times.
    Herbert Blau, an influential theater director, theorist and scholar who helped shape CalArts during its early years, died at his home in Seattle on May 3, his 87th birthday. He had cancer, according to the Seattle Times. The Brooklyn, N.Y.-born...

    Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, New York University

    6. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Radioactive tuna from Fukushima? Scientists eat it up

    Marine biologist Dan Madigan stood on a dock in San Diego and considered some freshly caught Pacific bluefin tuna. The fish had managed to swim 5,000 miles from their spawning grounds near Japan to California's shores, only to end up the catch of local fishermen.
    Marine biologist Dan Madigan stood on a dock in San Diego and considered some freshly caught Pacific bluefin tuna. The fish had managed to swim 5,000 miles from their spawning grounds near Japan to California's shores, only to end up the catch of local...

    Tags: Foods and Beverages, Research, Environmental Issues, Biology, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)

    7. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Tom Bartman dies at 67; helped end forced busing in L.A. schools

    Tom Bartman, whose election to the Los Angeles Board of Education in 1980 gave board conservatives a majority for the first time in years and helped spell the end of mandatory school busing in the sprawling district, died Monday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 67.
    Tom Bartman, whose election to the Los Angeles Board of Education in 1980 gave board conservatives a majority for the first time in years and helped spell the end of mandatory school busing in the sprawling district, died Monday at his home in Beverly...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Elections

    8. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Study identifies genes linked to Alzheimer's in African Americans

    One complaint leveled against genome studies is that they don't survey a broad enough swath of humankind. Though many projects have searched DNA collected from people of European descent -- hoping to ferret out which changes in what parts of the genome are linked to this disease or that -- fewer have investigated the genomes of other ethnic groups. 
    One complaint leveled against genome studies is that they don't survey a broad enough swath of humankind. Though many projects have searched DNA collected from people of European descent -- hoping to ferret out which changes in what parts of the genome...

    Tags: Science and Technology, American Medical Association, Social Issues, Medical Procedures and Tests, Science

    9. Apr 27, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  9. iPads in school: a toy or a tool?

    At Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences in Granada Hills, every student has an iPad.
    At Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences in Granada Hills, every student has an iPad. That's 1,200 iPads, and if L.A. Unified Supt. John Deasy can figure out how to pay for 660,000 more of them, every student in the district will have a tablet in the next...

    Tags: School Examinations, Apple iPad, Science and Technology, Human Interest, Students

    10. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Video: See a cell reach out and touch its neighbor

    Using specialized imaging techniques and customized microscopes to watch single embryonic chick cells in real time, scientists at Stanford University and UC San Francisco found that the developing cells reach out to one another to communicate -- extending long, fingerlike filaments to send signals to neighboring cells.
    Using specialized imaging techniques and customized microscopes to watch single embryonic chick cells in real time, scientists at Stanford University and UC San Francisco found that the developing cells reach out to one another to communicate -- extending...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Biology

    11. Apr 2, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Stanford and edX to improve online learning platform

    Stanford University and edX, the online education group that is providing free classes worldwide, are announcing a new collaboration to expand and improve edX’s underlying platform and allow open access to it.
    Stanford University and edX, the online education group that is providing free classes worldwide, are announcing a new collaboration to expand and improve edX’s underlying platform and allow open access to it. The move, to be formally announced...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Harvard University, Education

    12. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Air pollution linked to birth defects in San Joaquin Valley, study says

    Researchers have linked air pollution and birth defects among pregnant women in the San Joaquin Valley, according to a study by Stanford University School of Medicine.
    Researchers have linked air pollution and birth defects among pregnant women in the San Joaquin Valley, according to a study by Stanford University School of Medicine. The study looked at women between 1997 and 2006, including 806 whose pregnancies were...

    Tags: Air Pollution, Environmental Issues, Birth Defects, Environmental Pollution

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