A Sampling of Clips for 
August 30, 2005

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The History of Chromosomes May Shape the Future of Diseases
The New York Times, Aug. 30- The common ancestor of humans and the rhesus macaque monkey lived about 25 million years ago. But despite that vast gulf of time, our chromosomes still retain plenty of evidence of our shared heritage. (Refers to research by professor Pavel Pevzner of the University of California, San Diego) More

Red tide blues: Phenomenon still plaguing beaches
North County Times, Aug. 27- Peter Franks has had a great deal of explaining to do this summer. Reporters from beach communities all around California have been calling to interview Franks, a professor of biological oceanography at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. What's causing the persistent red tide plaguing West Coast beaches? Is it a normal phenomenon, or is it fueled by runoff or pollution? Does it make you sick? More

Torrent's wake may keep price of gasoline high
San Diego Union/Tribune, Aug. 30- Even before Hurricane Katrina walloped into the oil rigs and refineries along the Gulf Coast, the price of regular unleaded gasoline had nudged above $3 per gallon at some stations in San Diego County and was likely to rise even higher through Labor Day. (Quotes James Hamilton, an economist at the University of California San Diego) More

Computer center gets 5-year grant
San Diego Union/Tribune, Aug. 30- The San Diego Supercomputer Center will receive $14 million to advance an Internet-based project aimed at speeding up research in science and engineering. More