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October 20 , 2005

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'Junk' DNA Has Evolutionary Value
Forbes, Oct. 19—So-called "junk DNA" actually has evolutionary importance, says a UCSD study in the Oct. 20 issue of Nature. This form of DNA was tagged with this label because it doesn't contain instructions for protein-coding genes, and also appeared to have little or no function that's critically important to evolutionary survival. More

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Stem Cell Team Launched
Newsday, Oct. 20—South Korean researchers yesterday announced establishment of an international consortium to develop embryonic stem cell lines to study diseases and potential new therapies. (Quote by Larry Goldstein, a professor of cellular and molecular medicine at UCSD.) More

Exploding Rocks from the Ocean Floor
WFMY News, North Carolina, Oct. 19—A team of geologists set out earlier this month to search the undersea Popcorn Ridge for the source of the exploding rocks first reported by Scripps Institution of Oceanography researcher Dale Krause back in 1960. More

Robots with a Nose for Trouble
London Guardian, Oct. 20—Young hackers are rewiring old toys and turning them into the sniffer dogs of the future. Under the guidance of Natalie Jeremijenko, now a professor at UCSD, children dismantle and rebuild these toys to function far beyond their makers' intent. More

Japan's Carmakers Grow in China
International Herald Tribune, Oct. 20—A day after Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan drew Chinese government condemnation by visiting a Tokyo war shrine, Honda Motor and Toyota Motor announced plans to invest $328 million and create more than 1,000 jobs in China. (Quote by Ellis Krauss, a professor of Japanese politics at UCSD.) More

Educating Future Decision-Makers
Seattle Times, Oct. 20—Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recently spoke at the 75th anniversary of the founding of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, America's first public-policy school. (Mentions UCSD.) More