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Leishmaniasis, a disease spread by a parasite carried by sand flies, is generally considered a tropical disease. Now, thanks to climate change, new research finds it's endemic to the United States.

December Nights is back for 2022! Join us on December 2 and 3 for the City of San Diego’s largest holiday festival in beautiful Balboa Park. This free family-friendly event brings San Diegans together to enjoy the lights, the sounds, the attractions, and of course, the amazing food. Check the City of San Diego’s December Nights webpage for up-to-date information! Performance schedule is here. Free museum admission includes: Air & Space Museum, Automotive Museum, Comic-Con Museum (lobby only), Fleet Science Center, San Diego History Center, ICA San Diego (always free), Japanese Friendship Garden, Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater, Marston House, Mingei International Museum, Model Railroad Museum, Museum of Us, Natural History Museum, San Diego Museum of Art and the Timken Museum of Art (always free). Find specific times for each museum's free access here: https://balboapark.org/plan-your-visit/december-nights/ Transportation and parking information is here. Balboa Park on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Mondays from 4 – 5:30 p.m. Ages 6-12 welcome! Lead instructor, Hayley Winick, collaborates with guest instructors to teach this month-long series full of hands-on, engaging crafts using STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math). The hands-on activities will allow your child to express themselves in a creative way, practice and build fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination and much more. This series is a wonderful introduction to a creative and nurturing learning environment. Projects encourage problem solving in creative and innovative ways, and include wood, textiles, clay, paper, and glass. Young students will make beautiful pieces to take home over the course of the series. All materials included. Students explore a variety of mediums to teach hand skills to children using safe, natural materials. Each project teaches craftsmanship, dexterity and material exploration. Projects range from woodworking, sewing, ceramics, paper crafts, textiles to fusing glass. Young students will make beautiful pieces to take home over the course of the series. All materials included. Projects are switched up monthly, so repeats are welcome! • Scholarships available • Homeschoolers enrollment info • Military and sibling discounts • One-day /Drop-In Ticket available Social Media Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

A local scientist explains how we process numbers. Meanwhile, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday, to allow the county to sue gunmakers for deadly shootings. Plus, protected bike lanes in University Heights are causing controversy.

Policymakers have long grappled with how to handle experiments that might generate potentially dangerous viruses. Now, officials are considering whether oversight needs to be expanded.

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DNA Day is celebrated across the world marking the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the double strand genetic code.

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Who or what is chicken? You decide in this week's NPR news quiz.

Swedish lawmakers had said they would boycott this year's Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm after the foundation initially invited representatives of the three countries to attend.