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International Women's Day
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On International Women’s Day we celebrate the courage and contributions of women and girls around the world.
Pens Filled with High-Tech Inks for Do It Yourself Sensors
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- Written by Ioana Patringenaru
San Diego, California - A new simple tool developed by nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego, is opening the door to an era when anyone will be able to build sensors, anywhere, including physicians in the clinic, patients in their home and soldiers in the field. The team from the University of California, San Diego, developed high-tech bio-inks that react with several chemicals, including glucose. They filled off-the-shelf ballpoint pens with the inks and were able to draw sensors to measure glucose directly on the skin and sensors to measure pollution on leaves.
Stem cell researchers develop promising method to treat sickle cell disease
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- Written by Mirabai Vogt-James
Los Angeles, California - UCLA stem cell researchers have shown that a novel stem cell gene therapy method could lead to a one-time, lasting treatment for sickle cell disease - the nation’s most common inherited blood disorder.
L.A. Story: Cleaner Air, Healthier Kids
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- Written by Carl Marziali
Los Angeles, California - A 20-year study finds that millennial children in Southern California breathe easier than ones who came of age in the ‘90s, for a reason as clear as the air in Los Angeles today.
Women Farmers Making it Happen
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- Written by Danielle Nierenberg
Washington, DC - March 8th is International Women’s Day, and this year’s theme is “Make it Happen.”
Governor Brown on Death of CAL FIRE Forestry Fire Pilot Jerold “Jerry” Bonner
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the death of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Pilot Jerold “Jerry” Bonner:
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