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The Lassa virus may not get as much media coverage as the better-known Ebola, but it causes similar symptoms and kills thousands in Africa every year. -
Scientists at La Jolla-based Synthetic Genomics call their new invention the "digital-to-biological converter," and they say one day it could quickly print life-saving vaccines and personalized drugs. -
KPBS Midday EditionYou can now buy all kinds of genetic tests online, including tests that calculate your true biological age by measuring your telomeres. But can these tests really tell you how well you're aging? -
KPBS Midday EditionWhile San Diego biotech jobs grew 19.6 percent between 2011 and 2016, California's biotech trade group expects that to increase only another 2.7 percent by 2021. -
The auto-injectors can be lifesaving. But their price has more than quadrupled over the last 10 years, making them expensive to replace. -
For a new study, scientists at UC San Diego have created bioengineered bone tissue that acts similar to real bone when transplanted into mice. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego's Dart NeuroScience has spent years working on something that still seems like science fiction: a pill that can supercharge your memory with near-perfect recall. -
Biomedical devices, craft beer and drones are among the key products that keep North County’s economy ticking. About 400 business leaders attended the Fourth Annual North County Economic Summit at CSU San Marcos this past week. -
KPBS Midday EditionDr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff was one of the first Mexican-American women to get a Ph.D. in science. She helped discover how to make synthetic insulin in 1978. -
San Diego's biomedical researchers stand to lose big if President Trump's proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health make it through Congress. Some say the cuts could be "cataclysmic."
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