EditorialAlysson Muotri holds a multi-electrode array dish in his lab at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in La Jolla, Calif., Aug. 27, 2019. (Jenna Schoenefeld/The New York Times)
EditorialDeepak Chopra, longtime wellness and meditation celebrity, at Black’s Beach in La Jolla, Calif., Sept. 25, 2020. (Philip Cheung/The New York Times)
EditorialDeepak Chopra, longtime wellness and meditation celebrity, at Black’s Beach in La Jolla, Calif., Sept. 25, 2020. (Philip Cheung/The New York Times)
EditorialExxon Mobil works on algae strains whose oils can potentially fuel trucks and airplanes, in La Jolla, Calif. on July 14, 2010. (Sandy Huffaker/The New York Times)
EditorialThe founders of Everyday California, Chris Lynch, left, and Michael Samer at their office in La Jolla, Calif., June 5, 2020. (John Francis Peters/The New York Times)
EditorialRyan Garcia, an undefeated 21-year-old, lightweight, trains in the garage of his parents’ home in La Jolla, Calif., April 29, 2020. (John Francis Peters/The New York Times)