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    May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Review: Brad Mehldau, the Bad Plus push jazz further ahead at UCLA

    Sometimes, you can tell a lot about a show based on its audience.
    Sometimes, you can tell a lot about a show based on its audience. In addition to drawing an inspiringly big, deeply attentive crowd to Royce Hall to close out the first season for the newly named Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA (and new...

    Tags: Nirvana (music group), Entertainment, Dave King, Music

    2. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Letters: Patenting human genes

    Re "Who should own DNA? All of us," Opinion, May 12 Marcy Darnovsky and Karuna Jaggar seem unaware of what a patent actually grants. It is not ownership but a limited (in scope and time) property right. Patents are essential for innovative biomedical...

    Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks

    3. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Who should own DNA? All of us

    Most court cases involving patent law are corporate battles, with one company suing another for infringing on its intellectual property rights and, therefore, profits. Big companies fighting over big money can seem painfully irrelevant, especially when so many of us are simply struggling to get by.
    Most court cases involving patent law are corporate battles, with one company suing another for infringing on its intellectual property rights and, therefore, profits. Big companies fighting over big money can seem painfully irrelevant, especially when so...

    Tags: Invention and Innovation, Women's Health, Medical Specialization, Disease Prevention, Civil Rights

    4. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Matt Lauer jokes that he's less popular than polio

    Things aren't going so well for Matt Lauer lately. The once-beloved "Today" host has taken a beating in the media, sparked by the awkward departure of co-host Ann Curry from the NBC show.
    Things aren't going so well for Matt Lauer lately. The once-beloved "Today" host has taken a beating in the media, sparked by the awkward departure of co-host Ann Curry from the NBC show. Last month, the New York Times ran a front-page story...

    Tags: Ann Curry, Syfy (tv network), ABC (tv network), The CW (tv network), Television

    5. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Hilary Koprowski dies at 96; developed oral vaccine for polio

    Hilary Koprowski, a Polish-born researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccine for polio, has died. He was 96.
    Hilary Koprowski, a Polish-born researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccine for polio, has died. He was 96. Koprowski died of pneumonia April 11 at his Philadelphia home, said his son, Dr. Christopher Koprowski, a radiation oncologist....

    Tags: AIDS, Biotechnology Industry, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Discrimination

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

  6. Dorothy DeBolt dies at 89; adoption advocate raised 20 children

    It was a story Dorothy Atwood DeBolt enjoyed telling, one that any harried parent of young children might find somewhat familiar.
    It was a story Dorothy Atwood DeBolt enjoyed telling, one that any harried parent of young children might find somewhat familiar. The phone rang one day as the busy mother raced around her home, getting ready for an out-of-town trip and wrapping up...

    Tags: Social Issues, Henry Winkler, Adoption, Family, Social Services

    7. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Dr. Jacquelin Perry dies at 94; polio specialist

    The country was in the grip of a polio epidemic in the 1950s when orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jacquelin Perry began performing spinal surgeries in Downey that helped paralyzed survivors of the disease regain mobility.
    The country was in the grip of a polio epidemic in the 1950s when orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jacquelin Perry began performing spinal surgeries in Downey that helped paralyzed survivors of the disease regain mobility. When some of the same patients...

    Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Relief and Aid Organizations, Diseases and Illnesses, Science, Orthopedic Surgery

    8. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. TED 2013: Larry Brilliant reflects on impact of his TED Prize

    Among those in Long Beach for TED 2013 this week is Larry Brilliant, former head of Google.org. Brilliant was an influential epidemiologist and technologist whose life and career was altered in 2006 when he received the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ted.com/prize">TED Prize</a>.&nbsp;
    Among those in Long Beach for TED 2013 this week is Larry Brilliant, former head of Google.org. Brilliant was an influential epidemiologist and technologist whose life and career was altered in 2006 when he received the TED Prize.  The TED Prize was one...

    Tags: Smallpox , Entertainment, Kate Winslet, Diseases and Illnesses, Movies

    9. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Police officer latest victim of anti-vaccination violence in Pakistan

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan&mdash;Gunmen shot and killed a police officer assigned to safeguard a polio vaccination team in the northwest city of Mardan on Tuesday, the latest in a pattern of attacks that have jeopardized efforts to rein in the disease in the South Asian nation.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Gunmen shot and killed a police officer assigned to safeguard a polio vaccination team in the northwest city of Mardan on Tuesday, the latest in a pattern of attacks that have jeopardized efforts to rein in the disease in the...

    Tags: Shootings, Viral Diseases and Infections, Pakistan, Islamabad (Pakistan), Vaccines

    10. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. France says it won't negotiate to free kidnapped family

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The stakes are high for France: the lives of four French children, their parents, a relative and nine other French hostages being held by Al Qaeda-linked militants in Nigeria and Mali.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The stakes are high for France: the lives of four French children, their parents, a relative and nine other French hostages being held by Al Qaeda-linked militants in Nigeria and Mali. But France, entrenched in a war in...

    Tags: Niger, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Mali, Entertainment, Al-Qaeda

    11. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Bill Gates says he's 'not satisfied' with Microsoft

    Bill Gates may not be involved with the day-to-day operations of Microsoft Corp. anymore, but he's still got plenty of opinions about the company he founded nearly four decades ago.
    Bill Gates may not be involved with the day-to-day operations of Microsoft Corp. anymore, but he's still got plenty of opinions about the company he founded nearly four decades ago. "There's a lot of things like cellphones where we didn't get out in...

    Tags: Steve Ballmer, Charlie Rose, Xbox, Microsoft Surface, Bill Gates

    12. Feb 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Mike Piazza and the lost crusade against Vin Scully

    Another day, and no news that Mike Piazza has blamed Jonas Salk for polio. Not a word that Jack Nicholson is the core problem for the Lakers, Sandy Koufax is the cause of Clayton Kershaw&rsquo;s hip problem, that Walter Cronkite was actually on the grassy knoll.
    Another day, and no news that Mike Piazza has blamed Jonas Salk for polio. Not a word that Jack Nicholson is the core problem for the Lakers, Sandy Koufax is the cause of Clayton Kershaw’s hip problem, that Walter Cronkite was actually on the grassy...

    Tags: Sandy Koufax, Mike Piazza, Clayton Kershaw, Vin Scully, Justin Sellers

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