Expansion LAFC selling soccer dreams in revitalized downtown

This Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, photo shows the logo for the LAFC while a sales representative give a sales pitch to a customer interested in season tickets at their new sales office in downtown Los Ang… . This Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, photo shows a wall of photos of fans and owners of the LAFC while a sales representative give a sales pitch to a customer at their new sales office in downtown Los Angele… .

Gene therapy lets a French teen dodge sickle cell disease

A French teen who was given gene therapy for sickle cell disease more than two years ago now has enough properly working red blood cells to dodge the effects of the disorder, researchers report. About 90,000 people in the U.S., mostly blacks, have sickle cell, the first disease for which a molecular cause was found.

Nevada lawmaker seeks precautionary ban on human microchips

Computer chips used to track goods, find lost pets and make no-swipe credit card purchases could not be implanted in humans without consent under a bill Nevada state lawmakers weighed on Monday. Lawmakers on a judicial panel considered whether Nevada should join at least four other states in banning mandatory identification markers in people as a precaution to keep the emerging technology from creeping into workplaces, prisons or hospitals.