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San Diego’s Leanne Fan, 18, built a device to simulate microgravity and tested red light on injured flatworms; tissue regeneration sped up by 95.2%, helping her win $80,000

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San Diego's Leanne Fan, 18, built a device to simulate microgravity and tested red light on injured flatworms; tissue regeneration sped up by 95.2%, helping her win $80,000

Fan built her own $200 device instead of using NASA’s $50,000 clinostat. (Society for science photo) Leanne Fan, an 18-year-old student from San Diego, has been named a finalist in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search for her research into wound healing in space. Her project looks at whether red light therapy can help wounds … Read more

San Pedro fire update: Forward progress of brush fire on Dodson and Western Avenue stopped; videos

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A two-acre brush fire near Dodson and Western Avenue in San Pedro has been stopped. (Unsplash/ representative image)

A two-acre brush fire broke out near Dodson and Western Avenue in San Pedro, California with homes in the area being threatened, according to Code 3 News San Pedro. The group urged residents to “avoid the area evacuate if needed.” A two-acre brush fire near Dodson and Western Avenue in San Pedro has been stopped. … Read more

Billionaire Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman are offering up to $150 million for ideas that could make San Francisco a better place to live

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Billionaire Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman are offering up to $150 million for ideas that could make San Francisco a better place to live

Billionaire Michael Moritz’s newest bet to transform San Francisco is being driven by Crankstart – a private family foundation. Billionaire Michael Moritz and his wife, artist Harriet Heyman, are offering up to $150 million for ideas that could improve life in San Francisco, launching a global competition to address the city’s housing affordability crisis and … Read more