A Sampling of Clips for April 29, 2011

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Autism Checklist Takes 5 Minutes, Could Spot Warning Signs by Age 1
The Huffington Post, April 28 -- A simple checklist that parents fill out in the waiting room may help doctors someday screen for warning signs of autism as early as a baby's first birthday, UC San Diego researchers said. More

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Computer Algorithm May Speed Drug Discovery
Science, April 29 -- To identify the mechanism behind nelfinavir's cancer-fighting effects, pharmacologist Philip Bourne of UC San Diego and colleagues assembled a database that contained all of the known shapes of the proteins that make up the human body. Then the team created an algorithm, based on the three-dimensional structure of nelfinavir, to search for the proteins to which the drug would bind. In all, the authors identified 92 binding partners, 85 of which belonged to a family of proteins called protein kinases. More

Do Americans Care About Climate Change Anymore?
U.S. News, April 27 -- Earth Day, for some, is a yearly excuse to throw on a tie-dyed T-shirt, spend some time in the sun, and get some grass between the toes. In years past, it had also marked an opportunity for liberal policymakers and environmentalists to band together to warn about the effects of climate change. But today, climate change has taken a back seat to talk of clean technologies and energy security. (Mentions UC San Diego science historian Naomi Oreskes) More

UCSD Grabbed $65 Million for Research in March
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 28 -- UC San Diego pulled in about $65.5 million in research funds in March for projects ranging from exploring the use of gene therapy to treat Alzheimer's disease to monitoring elections in Africa.
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Who Owns Your Cellphone?
KPBS, April 28 -- The news that Apple has been tracking iPhone locations is a reminder that we don't always know what our smart phones are doing. We'll get a preview of the next Ethics in Science and Technology forum called WHO OWNS YOUR CELLPHONE? with Michael Kalichman is director of the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology. He is Director of the Research Ethics Program at UC San Diego. More

Work Starts on UCSD Biomed Facility
San Diego Daily Transcript, April 28 -- McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has begun construction for the new 196,000-square-foot, five-story Health Sciences Biomedical Research Facility on a 3.3-acre site within the School of Medicine campus at UC San Diego in La Jolla. More

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