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… .
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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.
NASA displays Apollo capsule hatch 50 years after fatal fire
During a launch pad test on Jan. 27, 19… . In this 1966 photo made available by NASA, technicians work on the Spacecraft 012 Command Module at Cape Kennedy, Fla., for the Apollo/Saturn 204 mission.
Basketball’s inventor is virtually unknown here in his ancestral home
HE invented one of the biggest and most lucrative sports in the world but he is almost unknown in his Scottish ancestral home where his game remains a minority pursuit. But that could be about to change with discussions about creating a James Naismith Basketball Centre in Scotland to mark the founder’s heritage and the sport’s birthday.
7 Questions every employee should ask before accepting stock options as pay
A rare calendar confluence means that more customers are shopping online for last-minute gifts. Meanwhile, e-commerce startups need help managing their last-minute shipments.