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February 11, 2005

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Molecule May Help Boost Pesticides
UPI, Feb. 10-UCSD biologists have discovered a molecule in roundworms that makes them susceptible to Bt toxin, a pesticide produced by bacteria and widely used by organic farmers and in genetically engineered crops to ward off insect pests. More

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Innovations Report, Germany, Feb. 10
Medical News Today, Feb. 11

Findings by Scripps Scientists
Cast New Light on Undersea Volcanoes
Innovations Report, Feb. 10-Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography have produced new findings that may help alter commonly held beliefs about how chains of undersea mountains formed by volcanoes, or "seamounts," are created. More

UCSD Reports Record
Revenues of $1.9 Billion in 2004
San Diego Daily Transcript, Feb. 10-Revenues for UCSD reached a record $1.9 billion in 2004, putting the institution on track to pass the $2 billion milestone in total revenues in 2005, according to the university's recently released financial report. More

Fast Diagnosis When it Counts
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 11-When a person shows up at the emergency room complaining of chest pain or shortness of breath, the faster a doctor can diagnose the problem the more quickly the person can be treated. (Refers to research by Alan Maisel, a cardiologist at UCSD.) More

Moving of Gompers Principal Protested
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 11-Students at Gompers Middle School cried and protested yesterday when they learned of their principal's sudden removal, while parents and teachers vowed to continue their campaign to transform the underachieving campus into a high-performing independent charter school next fall. As a charter school, Gompers would operate independent of the district, under a partnership with University of California, San Diego. More