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    May 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Did the California stem cell program promise miracle cures?

    You be the judge.
    You be the judge. Alan Trounson and Jonathan Thomas, the president and chairman of California's stem cell program, have taken issue with how I characterized their program in a column this week. I pointed out that its founding 2004 initiative, Proposition...

    Tags: Politics, University of California, Los Angeles, Science and Technology, Science, Medical Research

    2. May 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Amazon in danger as Brazil moves forward with bill, critics say

    SAO PAULO, Brazil — The Brazilian government is pressing forward with controversial legislation that critics say will lead to widespread destruction of the Amazon rain forest.
    SAO PAULO, Brazil — The Brazilian government is pressing forward with controversial legislation that critics say will lead to widespread destruction of the Amazon rain forest. After months of heated discussion, President Dilma Rousseff on Monday...

    Tags: Politics, Laws, Natural Resources, Science and Technology, Dilma Rousseff

    3. May 27, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  3. Tobacco taxes are great, but Proposition 29 stinks

    Yes, our freeways and surface streets are crumbling. But the next time your front wheel hits an enormous pothole, you can remember with pride that California is the world leader in one form of highway maintenance: paving the road to hell with good intentions.
    Yes, our freeways and surface streets are crumbling. But the next time your front wheel hits an enormous pothole, you can remember with pride that California is the world leader in one form of highway maintenance: paving the road to hell with good...

    Tags: Education, Tobacco Products, Science and Technology, Medical Research, University of California, Berkeley

    4. May 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Stem cell treatment for heart failure takes small step forward

    Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel, reported Tuesday that they had removed skin cells from two patents with heart failure, returned those cells to an embryonic state, and then transformed them into beating heart cells that could communicate with the patients’ existing heart tissue.
    Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel, reported Tuesday that they had removed skin cells from two patents with heart failure, returned those cells to an embryonic state, and then transformed them into beating heart...

    Tags: Science and Technology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Heart Failure, Medical Research, Cancer

    5. May 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Gov. Jerry Brown seeks to cap wildfire liabilities in California

    SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown wants to limit the amount of money government agencies can recoup for battling wildfires and restoring damaged public lands.
    SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown wants to limit the amount of money government agencies can recoup for battling wildfires and restoring damaged public lands. The proposal would prevent agencies from seeking payouts several times larger than the...

    Tags: Lawyers, Politics, Laws, Companies and Corporations, Wildfires

    6. May 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. California bullet train chief seeks environmental exemptions

    The chief of the state bullet train authority said Tuesday that he hopes to obtain some type of relief from environmental laws that would eliminate a risk that the 130-mile initial construction project could be stopped by an injunction, a potentially growing prospect as agriculture interests in the Central Valley gear up for a legal fight.
    The chief of the state bullet train authority said Tuesday that he hopes to obtain some type of relief from environmental laws that would eliminate a risk that the 130-mile initial construction project could be stopped by an injunction, a potentially...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Construction, House Building

    7. May 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Aid groups question Group of 8 plan to fight African hunger

    World Now
    Aid groups criticize G8 plan to recruit private investment to fight African hunger: A G8 plan to foster $3 billion in private sector investment in agricultural development in poor countries won a tepid welcome from humanitarian agencies Friday, who argued...
    8. May 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. California officials lift raw milk quarantine at dairy

    SACRAMENTO -- State agriculture officials have lifted a ban on sales of raw milk by Organic Pastures, a Fresno dairy.
    SACRAMENTO -- State agriculture officials have lifted a ban on sales of raw milk by Organic Pastures, a Fresno dairy. The California Department of Food and Agriculture imposed the quarantine May 10 after inspections found harmful bacteria in samples of...

    Tags: Science and Technology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agriculture

    9. May 15, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Colombia bomb injures ex-minister, kills 2 as new trade era dawns

    World Now
    A former Colombian cabinet minister was injured in a bomb blast that killed five people in Bogota on the day that the Colombia-U.S. Free Trade Agreement starts taking effect...
    10. May 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Congress considers subsidizing deductibles on crop insurance

    WASHINGTON — It's a deal that most businesses would relish: Buy an insurance policy to cover losses or falling prices, and the government will foot most of the bill.
    WASHINGTON — It's a deal that most businesses would relish: Buy an insurance policy to cover losses or falling prices, and the government will foot most of the bill. Such an arrangement has been enjoyed for more than a decade by the farmers who...

    Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Meteorological Disasters, Science and Technology

    11. May 12, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Tobacco company ads take aim at Proposition 29

    Every morning when UC San Diego physicist Herbert Levine laces up his running shoes and chugs alongside Mission Bay, his earphones crackle with radio ads opposing a proposed $1-per-pack cigarette tax to raise money for cancer research.
    Every morning when UC San Diego physicist Herbert Levine laces up his running shoes and chugs alongside Mission Bay, his earphones crackle with radio ads opposing a proposed $1-per-pack cigarette tax to raise money for cancer research. The ads are funded...

    Tags: Cycling, Tobacco Products, Companies and Corporations, Lance Armstrong, Science and Technology

    12. Apr 17, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. When voters ponder 'cigarette tax,' will they think 'stem cell'?

    The proposal is pretty simple: Levy a $1-a-pack tax on cigarettes in California and spend most of the proceeds on medical research. Voters might base their decisions on the matter on questions as simple as whether they oppose any new taxes, or whether they're glad to see a revenue producer that, by raising the price of cigarettes, is sure to lower smoking rates.
    The proposal is pretty simple: Levy a $1-a-pack tax on cigarettes in California and spend most of the proceeds on medical research. Voters might base their decisions on the matter on questions as simple as whether they oppose any new taxes, or whether...

    Tags: Politics, Voting, Natural Resources, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues

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