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Scientists at the Sanford Stem Cell Institute at UC San Diego are in the midst of their ninth research mission, with samples aboard the International Space Station. Space has let them learn about the limits of our immune system and ways to stop the growth of cancer.
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Six people were killed when the plane crashed early Thursday morning. -
San Diegans will have multiple opportunities to honor those who lost their lives in service to the nation this Memorial Day weekend. -
Federal authorities say the fire harmed important habitats and that resources from the settlement will help rehabilitate burned areas. -
Authorities said all six passengers on the small Cessna jet that crashed into a home in Tierrasanta are presumed to be dead. -
South Bay Union serves about 5,500 students in preschool through eighth grade from communities in Imperial Beach, San Ysidro and southern San Diego, many of whom are considered low-income and identify as Hispanic or Latino. Any approved consolidation option would impact hundreds of the district’s students. -
Groundbreaking music executive Dave Shapiro has died in a San Diego plane crash. He was 42. -
The sudden pullback of NEA funding — after money was already spent — is shaking confidence across San Diego's dance world and forcing organizations to rethink programming. -
The instrumentation pilots rely on to safely land planes has not functioned properly since Tuesday, the National Weather Service confirmed. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Peter Dreher at Quint; a lucha libre exhibit at the Comic-Con Museum; Katori Hall's "The Mountaintop" at New Village Arts; San Diego Symphony does Mahler 3; SACRA/PROFANA perform Black American composers; Future Is Color's jazz night; Fringe continues; plus live music picks and more. -
Herbert Sigüenza directs Rick Najera in John Leguizamo's play that explores 3,000 years of overlooked Latin history.
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