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Man believed to be first person to die from meat allergy caused by tick bite

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Bay Area scientists set to launch mission to Mars that could help pave way for human trips

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James Watson dies at 97; co-discoverer of DNA's double-helix shape helped revolutionize scientific research

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November supermoon to rise over the Bay Area this week

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How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet

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The Sonoma County connection to an off-the-grid Nobel Prize winner

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New vaccine for typhoid, salmonella shows promise

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UC Berkeley professor Omar Yaghi wins Nobel prize in chemistry

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MacArthur 'genius award' list includes Oakland writer, Berkeley and Stanford scientists

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UC Berkeley professor Omar M. Yaghi shares Nobel Prize in chemistry with two other scientists

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UC Berkeley's John Clarke wins Nobel Prize for discovery that led to iPhone, quantum computers

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UC Berkeley scientist and two others win Nobel Prize in Physics for work advancing quantum technology

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Acting CDC director, citing Trump directive, calls for MMR shot to be split into three despite no evidence of benefit

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CDC recommends patients consult a health care provider for Covid-19 vaccination

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San Francisco scientist shares Nobel Prize in medicine with 2 others for work on the human immune system

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Newsom signs legislation to bolster fusion, quantum technologies

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New study builds evidence of immune system's role in ALS

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Conservationist Jane Goodall, whose work revolutionized the study of primates, has died

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Eric Dane enlists Bay Area congressman's support as ALS progresses

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Study: Santa Cruz County ranks 4th in pesticide proximity to pregnant residents

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$197 million project completed to improve flood protection along south San Francisco Bay shoreline

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Trump's touting of an unproven autism drug surprised many, including the doctor who proposed it

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UC San Diego researchers find new system for gene editing that may be safer than CRISPR

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Does Monday's Bay Area earthquake increase the chances of a bigger one?

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Trump administration to link Tylenol to autism, WaPo reports

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Kennedy's panel recommends new restrictions on chicken pox, measles, mumps and rubella vaccines

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Day and night get equal billing Monday as fall equinox arrives. Here's what to know

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AI cameras are spotting wildfires across California — often before humans call 911

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West Coast states issue joint vaccine recommendations ahead of CDC advisers meeting

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US panel probes Huawei affiliate's presence on Nvidia's Silicon Valley campus

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Mountain lion's death on California highway leads to push for more protection

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Mars micro-life news comes at pivotal time for California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Study links more frequent and severe heat waves to pollution from major fossil fuel producers

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EBMUD adopts new UV light technology to combat water quality threats

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How to defend a home from wildfire: UC Berkeley researchers' lessons from infernos

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UC research works on balancing act to combat cocaine addiction

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