Science/Research reporter

Lisa M. Krieger

Lisa M. Krieger is a Bay Area News Group science writer for The Mercury News and East Bay Times, covering research, scientific policy and environmental news from Stanford University, the University of California, NASA-Ames, U.S. Geological Survey and other Bay Area-based research facilities. She graduated from Duke University with a BA degree in biology. She splits her time between Palo Alto and Inverness, and in her spare time likes wildlife photography, swimming, skiing and backpacking.

Atop a windswept ridge between two wild canyons, the town of Paradise is rebuilding for a hotter, drier climate — an inspiration for other California towns at risk of nature’s whims and man’s mistakes. Its people are changing, too.

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Paradise recovery from deadly Camp Fire: How to build a fireproof town

November 7, 2023 at 10:56 a.m.

Atop a windswept ridge between two wild canyons, the town of Paradise is rebuilding for a hotter, drier climate — an inspiration for other California towns at risk of nature’s...

The potential treatment, called EBT-101, is safe and caused no major side effects, Excision BioTherapeutics reported at a meeting in Brussels.

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CRISPR could kill HIV. But we don't know if it's a cure.

October 31, 2023 at 11:47 a.m.

The potential treatment, called EBT-101, is safe and caused no major side effects, Excision BioTherapeutics reported at a meeting in Brussels.

After years of blood transfusions, "they think getting cured is totally normal," said Alissa Finlayson.

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A pioneering gene therapy aims to free patients of blood disease. Is a cure at hand?

October 26, 2023 at 11:45 a.m.

After years of blood transfusions, "they think getting cured is totally normal," said Alissa Finlayson.

In historic policy shift, long-ousted tribes are collaborating, cooperating and co-managing parks.

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Bay Area Native Americans invited back to help protect and preserve their former lands

September 25, 2023 at 11:52 a.m.

In historic policy shift, long-ousted tribes are collaborating, cooperating and co-managing parks.

This is the first time we'll have vaccines for three deadly infectious diseases: COVID, flu and RSV.

COVID-19, flu and RSV: A guide to this fall’s vaccine options

September 6, 2023 at 5:03 p.m.

This is the first time we'll have vaccines for three deadly infectious diseases: COVID, flu and RSV.

Brain scans reveal why some patients with frontotemporal dementia show a burst of visual creativity.

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How a rare dementia unleashes creativity

July 24, 2023 at 11:26 a.m.

Brain scans reveal why some patients with frontotemporal dementia show a burst of visual creativity.

Marc Tessier-Lavigne exonerated of research misconduct but steps down "for the good of the university"

Stanford president resigns, as report finds he ‘failed to decisively and forthrightly correct mistakes’ in his past research

July 20, 2023 at 4:03 a.m.

Marc Tessier-Lavigne exonerated of research misconduct but steps down "for the good of the university"

Lisa M. Krieger

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Paradise recovery from deadly Camp Fire: How to build a fireproof town

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CRISPR could kill HIV. But we don't know if it's a cure.

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A pioneering gene therapy aims to free patients of blood disease. Is a cure at hand?

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Bay Area Native Americans invited back to help protect and preserve their former lands

COVID-19, flu and RSV: A guide to this fall’s vaccine options

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How a rare dementia unleashes creativity

Stanford president resigns, as report finds he ‘failed to decisively and forthrightly correct mistakes’ in his past research

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The mysterious shift that may be helping Lake Tahoe regain its legendary clarity

Stanford team makes electronic skin that can sense touch

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Raging California rivers are replenishing historic Gold Rush spots