A Sampling of Clips for March 19^th, 2008

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Surgeons Remove Appendix Through Patient's Mouth
ABC News, March 19 -- Scientists are moving closer to developing the techniques and the technology that could someday allow surgeons to perform many operations without cutting the skin. Sound far-fetched? Not according to researchers at UCSD, who removed a patient's appendix a few days ago by pulling it out through his mouth. More

Bomb Detector
The Engineer Online, March 19 -- A team of chemists and physicists at UCSD has developed a tiny, inexpensive sensor capable of detecting hydrogen peroxide, a chemical used in the most common form of homemade explosives, in the parts-per-billion range. More

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New Dimension to Baby Scan
The Chicago Tribune, March 16 -- Known as 3-D and 4-D ultrasound -- 3-D meaning it's so clear that the three-dimensional pictures could practically be used for a passport photo, and 4-D indicating live, real-time movement -- the sneak-peek imagery is quickly becoming one of the hottest trends among expectant parents. (Mentions UCSD research) More

Name that Species
The Chicago Tribune, March 15 -- Among the millions of marine animals housed in the collection at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Calif., there is an orange, speckled deep-sea worm in need of a name. For a donation starting at $5,000, you can give it one. More

Synaesthesia Could Affect Half a Million Children
The Daily Telegraph, U.K., March 18 -- Research suggests that at last half a million British children could have the relatively unknown condition synaesthesia, which causes an apparent 'merging of the senses'. (Mentions research by UCSD scientist Vilayanur Ramachandran) More

Report Predicts Huge Increase in Alzheimer's
10News, March 18 -- It's something that could affect just about all of us in some way, sooner or later. A new report predicts a huge jump in the number of people who will get Alzheimer's disease. (Mentions UCSD) More