Science/Research reporter

Lisa 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.

FILE – President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the House GOP conference, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (Allison Robbert/Pool via AP, File)

Trump chooses controversial Stanford professor Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH

November 27, 2024 at 10:50 a.m.

A leading critic of the federal response to the COVID pandemic, Bhattacharya promises reforms.

A medical worker draws blood from a person in a hat

H5N1 bird flu detected in Bay Area child, California’s first case confirmed outside farms

November 19, 2024 at 5:16 p.m.

As the child recovers, officials are working to find out how they were exposed to the virus.

Political campaigns are increasingly turning to text messaging as a favorite mode of communication, suring traditional methods like email, phone calls, or flyers. (Jeff Durham/Bay Area News Group)

Fed up with political text messages? How to stop the textapocalypse

November 1, 2024 at 1:55 p.m.

Political experts explain why your phone has become a perpetually pinging nightmare -- and how to stop the madness.

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