David Wagner
Science & Technology ReporterDavid Wagner covers the science and technology beat for KPBS. Before arriving in San Diego, he wrote a research column for The Atlantic magazine's sister site The Atlantic Wire. Other positions found him producing web content for NPR's Arts & Life channel and writing features for the San Francisco Chronicle. He holds English and Political Science B.A.s from UC Berkeley.
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Designed to complement the Obama administration's federal neuroscience initiative, Cal-BRAIN announced its first wave of funding this week. -
The goal is to pinpoint the genes or environmental factors driving problems like cleft palate and certain heart defects. -
KPBS Midday EditionA DNA modification technique that helps mothers avoid passing serious medical conditions on to their children is raising ethical and safety questions. -
Agencies and residents are turning their attention to air quality as shoreline dries up along California's largest inland body of water. -
San Diego researchers have discovered a way to cut bad mitochondrial DNA out of mouse embryos. But they say ethical debate is needed before ever trying the technique in humans. -
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