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April 12, 2002

Insight into human-chimp differences
New York Times, April 12, Pg. 18 – By using gene expression chips to measure the gene activity of the chimp and human brain, a team of European and American researchers including UCSD professor of medicine and study co-author Ajit Varki concluded that the striking difference between these primate cousins is most evident in their brains.  The disparity appears to be the result of evolutionary differences in gene and protein expression. (Elaine Muchmore, M.D., a hematologist and genetic researcher with VA San Diego Healthcare System and a UCSD professor of medicine is also a co-author of the study).
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Science Magazine, April 12
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AP Online, April 11
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Los Angeles Times, April 12
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San Diego Union Tribune, April 12
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The Independent (London), April 12
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Agence France Presse, April 11
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The Mirror, April 12
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Picturing the Perfect Preserve
Science Magazine, April 12 – Scripps Institution of Oceanography marine ecologist Enric Sala and other researchers are turning to new mapping software to design networks of marine reserves.  (Quotes Scripps researcher Jeremy Jackson).
Perfect preserve

UCSD students in Israel learn the lessons of war
San Diego Union Tribune, April 12 – Feature on two UCSD students participating in the Education Abroad Program in Israel.
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Connerly was right about university admissions
San Diego Union Tribune, Joseph Perkins column, April 12 – This opinion piece lists the latest UC admission figures showing that minorities make up more than 19 percent of the fall freshman class.  Perkins advocates that Ward Connerly was correct when he proposed that minorities should not be held to lower admissions standards than other University of California applicants. (Mentions UCSD).
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The sewage waiver and clean water
San Diego Union Tribune, Opinion, April 12 – Marco Gonzalez applauds the Coastal Commission’s decision regarding the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant Waiver. (Mentions Scripps Institution of Oceanography professor Paul Dayton).
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