A Sampling of Clips for 
June 25, 2003

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Sonar System may save manatee’s lives
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 25— Using technology designed for fish finders and submarine tracking equipment, researchers here are developing a floating warning system that would alert Florida boaters to slow down whenever a manatee is near. (Quotes Jules Jaffe, a research oceanographer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.)
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/science/0603/25manatee.html

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Cox News Service, June 24
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Nemo’s nemesis
Newshouse News Service, June 25—"Finding Nemo," the hit Disney movie, portrays the capturing of fish and other creatures from coral reefs – the primary means of supplying saltwater aquariums – as cruel and destructive. (Quotes Fernando Nosratpour, an assistant curator of the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20030625-9999_1n25nemo.html

Bioinformatics grows to keep pace with petabytes of small tech data
Small Times, June 25— Today, analyzing how multiple genes function together can produce terabytes of data. Muscling such large and complex raw results into useful knowledge is the goal of bioinformatics. Public bioinformatics resources include online databases such as the Protein Data Bank, a collaboration among Rutgers University, the San Diego Supercomputer Center and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
http://www.smalltimes.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=6272

Institution's centennial year celebrates innovation, discovery
San Diego Daily Transcript, June 18—This month sees Scripps Institution of Oceanography taking center stage at the San Diego County Fair, which carries the theme "Commotion in the Ocean."
http://www.sddt.com/News/article.cfm?SourceCode=20030618tzc&CFID=205700&CFTO KEN=74326304

Analysis: Smoking effects still debated
United Press International, June 23— Scientists may have put the last nail in the coffin on whether active smoking is linked to cancer, but what still remains unresolved is whether tobacco's unhealthful effects extend to other types of illness and whether secondhand smoke is as dangerous as suspected. (Quotes Dr. David Burns, a professor of family and preventive medicine at the University of California, San Diego.)
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