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Above, fresh mahi mahi harvested from the sea. A handful of cell-based seafood companies are attempting to create fresh fish species, including mahi mahi, in a lab — where they will be grown without a head, tail, skin or bones.

Seafood Without The Sea: Will Lab-Grown Fish Hook Consumers?

The seafood industry has some well-publicized problems: from overfishing to contaminants that make their way into fish. Now, a handful of startups aim to offer a "clean" alternative grown from cells.

More than 17,000 people have been diagnosed with a new coronavirus since it was identified in December. Here, volunteers in protective suits deliver daily supplies to people who are under self-quarantine at a village in Shandong province, China.

Coronavirus Cases Have More Than Tripled In Past Week; 17,000 Sickened In China

Last week, China had 4,400 cases of the Wuhan coronavirus. On Monday alone, Chinese health officials reported 2,829 new cases.

Matthew Vasilakis of the nonprofit Climate Action Campaign speaks at a rally on San Diego's electric and gas franchises, April 19, 2021.

Activists Rally To Oppose SDG&E Bid For Utility Franchise Deals

SDG&E submitted the only bid on a city agreement that would keep its monopoly on electric and gas services for at least another decade. Activists and some city councilmembers say Mayor Todd Gloria must strike a harder bargain.

Birthday spoiler alert: If you want your mask to be a barrier to coronavirus transmission, you should not be able to blow out candles while wearing it.

Coronavirus FAQ: What Does It Mean If I Can Blow Out A Candle While Wearing A Mask?

The candle test is one way to assess (roughly) the effectiveness of a mask. If your mask passes the test, you can help it do an even better job with some simple hacks.

Johnson & Johnson faces multiple lawsuits, including over the opioid epidemic. A reputation for corporate responsibility, dating back to the Tylenol scandal, offers a measure of protection, but no guarantee, analysts say.

Johnson & Johnson, Under Fire, Has Track Record Of Weathering Trouble

The health care giant faces multiple lawsuits, including one over opioids. A reputation for corporate responsibility, dating back to the Tylenol scandal, offers some protection but no guarantee.

Forbes' journalist Dan Alexander writes about the president's potential conflicts of interest in White House, Inc. "You can't have a blind trust and have a building that says 'Trump Tower' on the outside of [it]," Alexander says. "How blind is that?"

'White House, Inc.' Author: Trump's Businesses Offer 'A Million Potential Conflicts'

Dan Alexander of Forbes examines the president's sprawling business interests in a new book. He says Trump has broken a number of pledges he made about how he would conduct business while in office.

The executive order on drug price transparency that President Trump signed Monday doesn't spell out specific actions; rather, it directs the department of Health and Human Services to develop a policy and then undertake a lengthy rule-making process.

Trump Administration Pushes To Make Health Care Pricing More Transparent

President Trump is issuing an executive order intended to force hospitals to disclose prices. A lot of work remains to turn this order into a regulation, and the industry is resisting the move.

Artists, Foodies And Musicians Mourn The Loss Of A San Diego Creative Great

The death of Matt Hoyt, owner of Starlite, filmmaker, musician, artist and collaborator left the local creative community shocked and saddened.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced AstraZeneca will deliver nine million additional doses of the company's coronavirus vaccine to the EU.

EU To Get 9 Million More AstraZeneca Doses After Supply Row

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Sunday that AstraZeneca would also deliver the vaccines one week earlier than originally scheduled.

Opinion: Vaccine Hesitancy In The U.S. Is A Peculiar Privilege

That's Dr. Junaid Nabi's perspective as an immigrant when he hear Americans say they're going to "watch and wait" — while his family and colleagues abroad are desperate for a COVID-19 vaccine.

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