A Sampling of Clips for 
February 01, 2006

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Washington Weather May Be Killing Seabirds
CBS News, Feb. 1-The mass starvation deaths of murres on Tatoosh Island off the Olympic Peninsula may be due in part to unusual weather patterns along the West Coast, scientists say. (Quote by John McGowan of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More

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Forbes, Jan. 31
Newsday, Jan. 31
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 31

Stem Cell Procedure May Help Ease Lupus
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 31-Transplants of stem cells harvested from bone marrow have provided the first successful treatment for lupus patients who have not responded to other therapies, Chicago researchers reported Tuesday. (Quote by Dr. Ewa Carrier, a UCSD researcher who has experimented with transplanting stem cells to treat lupus.) More

Anthrax Acts Same in Humans, Fruit Flies
UPI, Jan. 31-UCSD scientists say toxins that allow anthrax to cause disease and death in mammals have similar effects in fruit flies. The discovery means fruit flies can be used to study the link between the biochemical activities and physiological effects of anthrax toxins. More

Two San Diegans Awarded
Pew Fellowships for Conservation Efforts
San Diego Daily Transcript, Jan. 31-The Pew Institute for Ocean Sciences announced Tuesday it has awarded a Pew Fellowship to two San Diego scientists, Exequiel Ezcurra of the San Diego Natural History Museum and Enric Sala of Scripps Institution of Oceanography. More

King Remembered As a Strong Leader
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 1- Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. died early yesterday at Hospital Santa Monica. Yesterday, leaders in the local black community remembered King as a portrait of elegance and strength. She carried on her husband's fight, they said, becoming an icon in the civil rights movement. (Mentions UCSD.) More