A Sampling of Clips for
December 11th, 2007
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Fin Whale at Feeding Time: Dive Deep, Stop Short, Open Wide
The New York Times, Dec. 11, -- The word "big" doesn't do justice to whales. Humpback whales can weigh up to 40 tons. Fin whales have been known to reach 80 tons. Blue whales, the biggest animals to have ever lived, reach 160 tons — the same mass as about 2,000 grown men or 5 million grown mice. (Mentions research at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography). More
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Wave of Mixed Signals as U.S. Ship is Snubbed
International Herald Tribune, Dec. 7 – Ships are not supposed to turn on a dime, especially American aircraft carriers that travel in large convoys. But that's exactly what happened with the USS Kitty Hawk as it approached Hong Kong for a long-scheduled Thanksgiving visit. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Susan Shirk) More
Neuralstem Wants OK to Test Stem Cells in Humans
Washington Business Journal, Dec. 11 -- By early next year, a six-person biotech tucked inside a Rockville incubator will file for approval to be the world's first company to clinically test in humans whether a shot of fetal stem cells can replace destroyed nerve cells and return mobility to some paraplegics. (Mentions UCSD). More
Political Analysis of Religion on Presidential Race
KPBS, Dec. 10 -- Last week, presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivered a speech to address perceived concerns about his faith in Mormonism. His speech was quickly compared to the one John F. Kennedy delivered, when he was a presidential candidate in 1960. In Kennedy's case, the subject was his Roman Catholicism. Kennedy, of course, would soon become this country's first ever Catholic president. Tom Fudge discusses religion and politics with John Evans, professor of sociology at UCSD. More
The Sniffles Test
San Diego Union Tribune, Dec. 11 -- It's estimated that most adults get two to four colds a year and kids may catch as many as eight to 10. You'd think with that much time spent coughing and sneezing, we'd be experts on the cold and flu. However, each year these common maladies seem to cause as much confusion as they do congestion, and too often our treatment plans are based on myth and advertising hype. (Quotes Dr. William Norcross, chief of family medicine at the UCSD Medical Center). More
Editorial: Vested Interests Shouldn't Decide Stem Cell Grants
Sacramento Bee, Dec. 11 -- Created by Proposition 71 in 2004, the Institute for Regenerative Medicine is led by a 29-member oversight board charged with dispensing $3 billion for stem cell research to universities, medical institutions and biotech firms over the next 10 years. (Mentions UCSD). More
Fired Lab Tech Enters Plea In UCSD Bomb Threat Case
KNSD, Dec. 10 -- A former researcher at UCSD has pleaded not guilty to making a bomb threats that forced the evacuation of a campus building. More
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New Cancer Care Center Planned for Arroyo Would Provide One-stop Services
The San Luis ObispoCountyTribune, Dec. 11 -- Arroyo Grande Community Hospital and South County doctors are taking an unprecedented leap in cancer care in San Luis Obispo County when they announce plans today to create the Coastal Cancer Care and Diagnostic Center. (Mentions UCSD). More