#LA County recommends indoor masks, regardless of vaccines

#LA County recommends indoor masks, regardless of vaccines

“#LA County recommends indoor masks, regardless of vaccines” LOS ANGELES — Health officials in Los Angeles County now strongly recommend that people wear masks indoors in public places — regardless of their vaccination status — to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus. The move comes two weeks after Gov. Gavin…

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#Talking Heads’ David Byrne buys .5M Toluca Lake mansion

#Talking Heads’ David Byrne buys $5.5M Toluca Lake mansion

“#Talking Heads’ David Byrne buys $5.5M Toluca Lake mansion” We hope David Byrne isn’t asking “How did I get here?” now that he’s found himself in a beautiful house. The 69-year-old “Once in a Lifetime” singer and Talking Heads frontman purchased a $5.445 million Toluca Lake mansion on June 2, public records show. A representative…

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#Scientists saving endangered salmon with CRISPR

#Scientists saving endangered salmon with CRISPR

“#Scientists saving endangered salmon with CRISPR” ANTIOCH, California, June 7 – A gene-editing tool that has led to new cancer therapies and a rapid test for COVID-19 is now helping scientists find endangered species of salmon in the San Francisco Bay. The CRISPR-based Sherlock tool can identify four types of Chinook salmon, including Sacramento winter-run and Central Valley spring-run, which are both protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. “The…

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