WASHINGTON, June 14 -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., San Rafael, California, has asked the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security to exclude orphan drugs and their components from any tariffs or import restrictions stemming from an ongoing Section 232 investigation into pharmaceutical imports. The biopharmaceutical company argues such an exclusion is justified due to the nature of orphan drugs and their market. G. Eric Davis, executive vice president and chief legal officer  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Leads Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Demanding Trump Remove Military Forces From Los Angeles * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) led the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding that President Trump immediately withdraw all military forces from Los Angeles and cease all threats to deploy the National Guard or active-duty servicemembers to American cit  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, June 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * A data-driven model to help avoid ecosystem collapse New study gives conservationists a simpler, general approach for predicting an ecosystem's tipping point and what comes next Key takeaways * A new model developed by UC Santa Cruz and NOAA researchers can forecast what happens to ecosystems after they cross tipping points, helping scientists plan interventions before  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, June 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Horse teeth hold historical clues about military power and trade in Western Africa Undergraduate Elyse Venerable won the Chancellor's Award and Dean's Award for her research using strontium isotope analysis to uncover the origins of Oyo Empire war horses. By Allison Arteaga Soergel During her time at UC Santa Cruz, anthropology major Elyse Venerable conducted undergra  more