Under an area-wide “shelter in place” order, scientists at some of the world’s leading universities scramble to continue working while confined to their homes.

Working with bacteriophages and nematodes, the University of California, Berkeley, molecular biologist uncovered a role for genetic switches in early development.

A total of more than $1 billion will go to institutions including the Cleveland Clinic, Duke University, and branches of the University of California.

The utility company PG&E has cut electricity to much of the Bay Area as a preventive measure.

On Saturday, the US President announced that he would soon issue an executive order denying funds to colleges and universities that fail to protect free speech.

The group had argued that a patent given to the Broad Institute overlapped with this one.