Lisa M. Krieger

Inverness, San Francisco, San Jose, United States

Science, Medicine Writer and Water Reporter at The Mercury News

Science, Medicine Writer and Water Reporter at East Bay Times

Science, medicine and water reporter at The San Jose Mercury News/Bay Area News Group publications. I cover the Wow beat.

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Articles

From Duct Tape to Penicillin, GPS to Superglue: Thank the DOD

1 month ago | military.com | Lisa M. Krieger

This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. Some of the U.S. military’s most defining technologies have nothing to do with missiles, tanks, guns, and other deadly weaponry. While important in war, these innovations—from duct tape and blood banks to GPS— ultimately play a far larger role on the home front, improving everyday lives.
Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 • Who killed the wolf? The mysterious death of OR-59

2 months ago | lassennews.com | Lisa M. Krieger

Publisher’s note: This story originally appeared in the Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 edition of the Lassen County Times. More than a year after a young wolf was shot and killed on a cold winter day in a wild and windswept corner of California, its death remains unsolved. Evidence has gone stale. No witnesses have stepped forward.
Prices falling, how to get used EV deals | Technology | postguam.com

Feb 18, 2025 | postguam.com | Lisa M. Krieger

Henrietta Burroughs was so deeply devoted to her 1991 Dodge Dynasty that she saved its floor mats to honor the car’s two decades of service.
To detect contagious bird flu, can genomic surveillance shift to sewers?

Feb 9, 2025 | columbian.com | Lisa M. Krieger

News / Health / Health Wire SAN JOSE, Calif. — When the H5N1 bird flu virus jumps from animals into people, it hits a dead end. Missing the key genes that would help it infect humans, it isn’t causing a pandemic. But if the virus suddenly changed into a dangerous new mutant, how would we know? Experts say our cities have a valuable tool that can help us keep better tabs on the virus: sewage. While wastewater already is being tested for the presence of bird flu, the genetic sequence of the...
To detect contagious bird flu, can genomic surveillance shift to sewers?

Feb 8, 2025 | americanmilitarynews.com | Lisa M. Krieger

When the H5N1 bird flu virus jumps from animals into people, it hits a dead end. Missing the key genes that would help it infect humans, it isn’t causing a pandemic. But if the virus suddenly changed into a dangerous new mutant, how would we know? Experts say our cities have a valuable tool that can help us keep better tabs on the virus: sewage.
To detect bird flu virus, can surveillance shift to sewers?

Feb 8, 2025 | nny360.com | Lisa M. Krieger

SAN JOSE, Calif. — When the H5N1 bird flu virus jumps from animals into people, it hits a dead end. Missing the key genes that would help it infect humans, it isn’t causing a pandemic. But if the virus suddenly changed into a dangerous new mutant, how would we know? Experts say our cities have a valuable tool that can help us keep better tabs on the virus: sewage.
To detect contagious bird flu, can genomic surveillance shift to sewers?

Feb 7, 2025 | sentinelsource.com | Lisa M. Krieger

SAN JOSE, Calif. — When the H5N1 bird flu virus jumps from animals into people, it hits a dead end. Missing the key genes that would help it infect humans, it isn’t causing a pandemic. But if the virus suddenly changed into a dangerous new mutant, how would we know? Experts say our cities have a valuable tool that can help us keep better tabs on the virus: sewage.
To detect contagious bird flu, can genomic surveillance shift to sewers?

Feb 5, 2025 | thederrick.com | Lisa M. Krieger

SAN JOSE, Calif. — When the H5N1 bird flu virus jumps from animals into people, it hits a dead end. Missing the key genes that would help it infect humans, it isn’t causing a pandemic. But if the virus suddenly changed into a dangerous new mutant, how would we know? Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
To detect contagious bird flu, can genomic surveillance shift to sewers?

Feb 5, 2025 | miamiherald.com | Lisa M. Krieger

SAN JOSE, Calif. - When the H5N1 bird flu virus jumps from animals into people, it hits a dead end. Missing the key genes that would help it infect humans, it isn't causing a pandemic. But if the virus suddenly changed into a dangerous new mutant, how would we know? Experts say our cities have a valuable tool that can help us keep better tabs on the virus: sewage.
To detect contagious bird flu, can genomic surveillance shift to sewers?

Feb 5, 2025 | dailyitem.com | Lisa M. Krieger

SAN JOSE, Calif. — When the H5N1 bird flu virus jumps from animals into people, it hits a dead end. Missing the key genes that would help it infect humans, it isn’t causing a pandemic. But if the virus suddenly changed into a dangerous new mutant, how would we know? kAmtIA6CED D2J @FC 4:E:6D 92G6 2 G2=F23=6 E@@= E92E 42? 96=A FD <66A 36EE6C E23D @?