A Sampling of Clips for 
June 30, 2005

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Senate Votes to Block Pesticide Tests on Humans
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 29-The Senate has voted to block the Environmental Protection Agency from using studies that intentionally expose people to pesticides when considering permits for pest killers. (Refers to research by UCSD.) More

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Scientists Map Genetic
On-Off Switches in Human Genome
China View, June 30-In a new step to decode information in the human genome, UCSD scientists have discovered the location and sequence of over ten thousand DNA regions that function as genetic on-off switches in human fibroblast cells. More

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Medical News Today, June 30

Debating Science of Confessions
Newsday, June 30-The battle over whether the study of false confessions should be accepted in Nassau's courtrooms concluded last week, with the main prosecution witness in a pretrial hearing accusing defense experts of sloppy science. (Quote by Ebbe Ebbesen, a psychology professor at UCSD.) More

The Father of Climate Change
The Guardian (London), June 30-Ian Sample looks at how the study of the climate has moved from being a relatively minor branch of science to one that now dominates most others, thanks largely to the work of one man, Svante Arrhenius. (Refers to research by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.) More

Whole Genome Promoter
Mapping - Human Genome Project v2.0?
RedNOVA, June 29-Investigators from the UCSD Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) and NimbleGen Systems have developed an efficient method to identify thousands of regulatory sequences in the human genome, according to a study published today in Nature. More

NeoPath Becomes Storage Industry Group Sponsor
San Diego Daily Transcript, June 29-The Information Storage Industry Center at UCSD announced Wednesday that NeoPath Networks, a provider of network file management solutions, is now a sponsor of the ISIC's StorageNetworking.org initiative. More

The Science of Politics: Questions for Peter Gourevitch
Voice of San Diego, June 30-When talk of scandals, slippery-slopes and other evils seem to shroud the country in a fog of moral fervor, it's a relief to know that great minds somewhere can still see the "science" in politics. Professor Peter Gourevitch of the UCSD's Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies specializes in international issues and political economy, with a recent and timely emphasis on the politics of corporate governance. More

Cisco Acquires San Diego Startup
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 30-Cisco Systems, the giant network equipment maker, said it has agreed to acquire NetSift, a year-old San Diego startup that specializes in network security technology, for about $30 million in cash and stock options. NetSift, which has 15 employees, was co-founded in June 2004 by George Varghese, a computer science professor at UCSD, and Sumeet Singh, a UCSD graduate student. More

Comet Impact Could Produce Scientific Fireworks
Monterey Herald, June 30-Starting this Sunday, every major telescope on Earth and in space - and quite a few of the little ones - will point at one spot in the sky. They'll watch for a flash as an 820-pound projectile smashes into a comet half the size of Manhattan at 23,000 mph. Then they'll look for a growing glow as the comet's guts spill into space. (Quote by Richard Puetter, an astrophysicist from UCSD.) More

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The Flip Side: Capturing the Magic (PDF)
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 30-San Diego's action-sports filmmakers such as UCSD alumni Josh Williams, document cutting-edge athletes and their sports. More