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Biotechnology companies were not included as essential businesses under Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home order. -
UC San Diego Health and UCSD School of Medicine today announced that the university's Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine is significantly ramping up testing for COVID-19, projecting a capacity to complete 1,000 to 1,500 tests per day within two to three weeks. -
A San Diego molecular diagnostic company announced Thursday it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fund development of its coronavirus diagnostic test, which the company says would provide results in about 30 minutes. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe DNA-based coronavirus vaccine under development at a San Diego lab could address the current global outbreak as well as the next. -
Scientists have genetically modified bacteria to glow when they interact with metals. -
A dozen influenza deaths were recorded in San Diego County last week, bringing the season's total to 32, compared to 24 at this time last year, the Health and Human Services Agency reported Wednesday. -
The Sorrento Valley facility uses a computer optimization strategy that can fast-track vaccine design.
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A special episode of KPBS Roundtable features a discussion with several KPBS podcast hosts about their shows and the growth of the podcast platform. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe therapy is called a hydrogel. And it can be injected directly into damaged heart muscle tissue. -
The UCSD research team identified the correlation by studying more than 12 million voluntary side-effect reports, ranging from January 2004 to March 2019, in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Adverse Effect Report System and Adverse Event Reporting System databases.
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