A Sampling of Clips for July 29^th, 2009

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Gadgets Join the Search for the Lost Tomb of Genghis Khan
Wired, July 28 -- The tomb of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol empire and one of the world’s greatest and most ruthless emperors, has remained hidden for nearly eight centuries. Now a group of researchers led by UCSD's Center of Interdisciplinary Science for Art, Architecture and Archaeology, with funding from National Geographic, have embarked on a quest to find this ancient grave. More

The Return of the Evil Oil Price Speculators
Salon.com, July 28 -- Last year the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) blamed the great oil price spike of the summer of 2008 on fundamental supply-and-demand factors. But today the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the CFTC is planning to release a new report "suggesting speculators played a significant role in driving wild swings in oil prices." (Quotes UCSD economist James Hamilton) More

Invasive Yellowjacket Wasps Altering Haleakala Ecosystem
Honolulu Advertiser, July 28 -- Invading wasps in Haleakala National Park, which usually make nests the size of a football, have grown nests "the size of a '57 Buick," according to a new study. Erin Wilson, who has just completed a doctorate in biology at UCSD studied the yellowjackets at Haleakala and Hawaii Volcanoes national parks in 2006 and 2007. More

New Light Shed on Faults Underneath Salton Sea
The Press-Enterprise, July 27 -- Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography spent much of the past year mapping and analyzing faults and fault-zone activity beneath the bed of the Salton Sea, between the end of the San Andreas and beginning of the Imperial faults near Bombay Beach. Results of the findings appeared Sunday on the online edition of Nature Geoscience. More

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Who Owns Your Genes?
KPBS, July 28 -- When people hear that private companies are allowed to patent DNA sequences in human genes, they are generally astounded. How could it be possible to patent natural biological material? Dr. Leonard Deftos, professor of medicine at UCSD and a professor of law at Cal Western is one of the guests trying to answer this question. More

UC San Diego Wins $11 million in Grants to Fund Renewable Energy
San Diego News Network, July 29, 2009 -- UCSD has landed $11 million in grants to develop cutting-edge renewable energy systems. Awarded by the California Public Utilities Commission, the state grants are the biggest given for such projects to date, the university announced Wednesday. More

Stem Cells: Therapy for Dogs and Horses Could Translate to Humans
San Diego News Network, July 29, 2009 -- Remember the saying “Patient Heal Thyself?” We all — human and animals — carry around a stem cell repair kit that is used every day in helping heal the minor bumps, bruises, cuts and more serious injuries. (Mentions research at UCSD) More

Breast Center at Moores UCSD Cancer
Center Receives National Accreditation
San Diego Daily Transcript, July 28 -- The Breast Center at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center has received accreditation from the National Accreditation Program of Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons. More

UCSD Economist Joins UnionBanCal Board
San Diego Daily Transcript, July 28 – Takeo Hoshi, a  renowned UCSD economist and expert on the Japanese financial system, monetary policy and corporate governance has joined the board of directors of UnionBanCal Corp., the parent of Union Bank N.A. More

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