A Sampling of Clips for Aug. 23, 2010

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Study of Cell Division Sheds Light on Special Mechanism in Egg Cells
ScienceDaily, Aug. 22 - In a study of egg cells using time-lapse microscopy, researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have discovered an unusual property of meiosis - cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms. The discovery of an "inside out" mechanism by which egg cell chromosomes separate from each other may shed light on mistakes made in chromosome distribution that can lead to Down syndrome, high miscarriage rates in humans, and the age-related decrease in fertility in human females. More

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Composer Brett Dean Exposes Himself
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 21 - Violist Brett Dean, performing his own music, made his instrument do things that just didn’t seem possible. But more telling, Dean’s 1997 “Intimate Decisions” for solo viola is that rare contemporary piece that if not a masterwork (it’s a little early to make that proclamation), then at least a work that every violist ought to consider. (Brett Dean is a professor in the UC San Diego department of music). More

EconoMeter: Where are Home Prices Headed?
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 21 - Each week the Business section will ask its panel of economists to weigh in on an economic issue of concern to San Diegans.  This week's question: In light of the latest MDA DataQuick figures showing sales down in July and prices slightly up from June: Do you think San Diego’s housing market – prices and sales – will fall between now and the year’s end in the wake of the end to federal and state tax rebates? (Quotes James Hamilton, professor of economics at UC San Diego).   More

Guy Sorman: The Financial Crisis Seen Through Free-Market Eyes
The Dallas Morning News, Aug. 20 - Since the financial crisis began in September 2008, millions of Americans have lost their jobs, had their savings wiped out or foreclosed on their homes. Any number of suspects have been blamed for the chaos, but according to an influential cadre of liberal economists, the real culprit is the free market. In his new book Freefall, for example, Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz declares that "market fundamentalists" and "deregulators" are to blame for the mess. New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, also a Nobel winner, demands ever more public spending to lift the U.S. economy out of recession – another blow for statism. (Mentions James Hamilton, professor of economics at UC San Diego). More

War Rarely Mentioned in Congressional Races
North County Times, Aug. 22 - More than 150,000 U.S. troops remain at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, conflicts that cost the nation more than $11 billion a month, the Pentagon reports.  Yet with only 10 weeks before the midterm elections, the wars' costs and their tolls on American lives are rarely discussed in the region's congressional campaigns. (Quotes Gary Jacobson, professor of political science at UC San Diego). More

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