News science 2008-04-04 Andanh.com

UCI finds possible way to treat serious muscle disease Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:00:53 +0000
A disease that weakens the arms and legs of older people might be slowed by the same drug used to treat bipolar disorder, UC Irvine researchers say in a new study published in the Annals of Neurology. Neurobiologists Frank LaFerla and Masashi Kitazawa show that mice that were genetically engineered to have inclusion body myositis (IBM) [...]

Is marital squabbling healthy? Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:01:17 -0700
YOU VOTE: Take our readers poll on how couples should communicate.

Penguins to briefly go on display at Cal State Fullerton Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:00:22 +0000
A pair of Magellanic penguins will be on public display Thursday at Cal State Fullerton as part SeaWorld San Diego’s “Shamu’s Worlds of Discovery Tour.” (See video below). SeaWorld also will display otters, a 10-foot-long Burmese python, and a slow loris during the hour-long program, which begins at 1 p.m. in the Titan Student Union [...]

Ex-NASA Ames employee gets 3 years for possessing child porn Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A former employee at the NASA Ames Research Center has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for possessing child pornography on his government computer, authorities said. Mark Charles Zelinsky, 56, of San Bruno pleaded guilty in December to...

Turning one bird into three Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:17:30 -0700
Some DNA testing, a name change, and presto, a bird species goes from singular to plural.

Tustin engineers to help design rapid-launch spy satellite Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:00:13 +0000
A tiny Tustin company that has created some of the most advanced inflatable devices ever sent into space will help design and test an experimental version of Rapid Eye, an unmanned spy aircraft that could be dispatched anywhere above Earth in an hour. L’Garde Inc. will work on the inflatable wings of Rapid Eye, which the [...]

Is Al Gore right? Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:53:31 -0700
YOU VOTE: Tell us if you agree with former Vice President's new comments on global warming.

Is Gore right? Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:37:56 +0000
Former Vice President Al Gore says on CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday that people who don’t believe that humans are contributing to global warming “are in such a tiny, tiny minority now with their point of view, they’re almost like the ones who still believe that the moon landing was staged in a movie lot [...]

San Mateo auditor gets state prison for child porn conviction Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:21:34 PDT
A former auditor in the San Mateo County Controller's Office was sentenced today to 16 months in prison for having 150,000 images of child pornography on his computers, including thousands on a county-issued laptop. Alex Kerr, 39, of San Mateo had faced up to...

Man dies after Tenderloin argument Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:51:30 PDT
A 56-year-old San Francisco man has been arrested in connection with an assault that led to the death of a man in the Tenderloin, police said today. Harold Williams was arrested at 8:50 p.m. Thursday in connection with an incident earlier involving a 48-year-...

Man dies after struggle with Pleasanton mall security guards Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:51:08 PDT
A 32-year-old Fresno man suspected of shoplifting at a Pleasanton mall died after a struggle with security guards, police said today. The man, whose identity wasn't immediately released, was accused of stealing from Macy's at the Stoneridge Mall about 8:30...

Brothers who survived tiger attack at S.F. Zoo file claim against city Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The San Jose brothers who survived a Christmas Day tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo have filed claims with the city of San Francisco seeking an unspecified amount of money. The filing is a precursor to a lawsuit, which has been anticipated for months....

Tiger attack victim arrested on suspicion of theft Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The younger of two brothers who survived a Christmas Day tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo was arrested on suspicion of trying to steal two video game controllers from a San Leandro store, police said today. Paul Dhaliwal, 19, hid two Nintendo Wii...

Living in a 'smaller world' Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:34:40 -0700
Former UCI Chancellor Jack Peltason talks about coping with Parkinson's disease.

UCI’s Peltason talks about coping with Parkinson’s disease Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:00:05 +0000
His smile is the same as it ever was – soft, gentle, welcoming. And he’s as sharp as you’d expect of a political scientist who co-wrote the seminal textbook, “Government by the People.” But Parkinson’s disease has taken a toll on Jack Peltason, chancellor emeritus at UC Irvine and one of the school’s founding faculty. [...]

Europe Joins 'Lights Out' for Earth Hour Sat, 29 March 2008 21:47:52 EDT
From Rome's Colosseum to the Sydney Opera House, floodlit icons of civilization went dark Saturday for Earth Hour, a worldwide campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.

Moscow Planetarium Mired in Dispute Sat, 29 March 2008 20:25:30 EDT
For decades, Soviet schoolchildren flocked to the Moscow Planetarium to gaze at the stars.

Gray Wolf Hunts Planned After De-Listing Sat, 29 March 2008 10:01:34 EDT
Good news for gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains: They no longer need federal protection. The bad news for the animals? Plans are already in the works to hunt them.

Antelope in Mongolia Under Threat Sat, 29 March 2008 07:18:11 EDT
A rare antelope species already under threat from poaching in Mongolia is facing a new danger - worsening traffic.

Warnings of Lead in Venison Irk Hunters Sat, 29 March 2008 08:51:27 EDT
Thousands of pounds of venison donated to food pantries this year has become a contentious gift in three states.

UCI discovers the most distant group of merging galaxies Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:25:44 +0000
UC Irvine researchers using Hawaii’s Keck Telescope have discovered clusters of galaxies merging 11.4 billion years from Earth — the most distant phenomenon of its kind that scientists have ever recorded. (The first image is a representative shot of the merger, not the actual merger.) “The main discovery here is that we are witnessing a rare [...]

Driest March in a decade in O.C. ends today Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:00:23 +0000
John Wayne Airport will finish the month today having recorded only 0.06 inches of rain, the lowest March precipitation the airport has recorded since 1997, when it didn’t receive any rain, the National Weather Service says. And that 0.06 inches – officially a trace of rain – didn’t fall until before dawn Sunday. The airport – [...]

Five UCI programs sparkle in national rankings Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:00:52 +0000
Five UC Irvine graduate programs are listed among the 50 best in the country in the latest rankings by US News and World Report magazine, including physics (29) computer science (31), medical research (43), mathematics (44) and business (44). Medical research slipped two spots in the new rankings, which are widely read by prospective students and their families. [...]

S.F. entrepreneur floats a bold idea to 'fertilize' ocean Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Dan Whaley wants to change your world.

Gore Announces Global Warming Effort Mon, 31 March 2008 18:02:07 EDT
Former Vice President Al Gore on Monday launched a three-year, multimillion-dollar advocacy campaign calling for the U.S. to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

Sweeps of Human DNA Yield Discoveries Mon, 31 March 2008 11:19:57 EDT
Scientists are scanning human DNA with a precision and scope once unthinkable and rapidly finding genes linked to cancer, arthritis, diabetes and other diseases.

Cities Switch Off Lights for Earth Hour Sun, 30 March 2008 03:22:51 EDT
From the Sydney Opera House to Rome's Colosseum to the Sears Tower's famous antennas in Chicago, floodlit icons of civilization went dark Saturday for Earth Hour, a worldwide campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.

Humane Society Seeks Sea Lion Injunction Sun, 30 March 2008 01:48:24 EDT
The Humane Society of the United States wants a federal judge to prevent the capturing or killing of sea lions feasting on salmon a Columbia River dam.

Rare Parrot Chicks Born in New Zealand Mon, 31 March 2008 08:10:18 EDT
A species of flightless parrot edged back from extinction with the hatching of five new chicks in New Zealand in recent weeks and two more on the way, officials said Monday.

Study: Octopuses Kinky Creatures of Sea Tue, 01 April 2008 23:16:49 EDT
Wild octopuses are far from the shy, unromantic loners their captive brethren appear to be, a new study finds. Marine biologists from the University of California, Berkeley, who journeyed off the coast of Indonesia to study octopus love lives found a kinky and violent society of jealous murders, gender subterfuge and once-in-a-lifetime sex.

Massive Job Cuts in Space Program Likely Tue, 01 April 2008 21:03:37 EDT
More than 8,000 NASA contractor jobs in the nation's manned space program could be eliminated after the space shuttle program is shut down in 2010, the agency said Tuesday.

Archaeologists Start Stonehenge Dig Tue, 01 April 2008 21:06:02 EDT
Some of England's most sacred soil was disturbed Monday for the first time in more than four decades as archaeologists worked to solve the enduring riddle of Stonehenge: When and why was the prehistoric monument built?

Ancient Gold Necklace Discovered in Peru Mon, 31 March 2008 21:08:40 EDT
The earliest known gold jewelry made in the Americas has been discovered in southern Peru. The gold necklace, made nearly 4,000 years ago, was found in a burial site near Lake Titicaca, researchers report in Tuesday's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Some Asians Families in US Choosing Sons Mon, 31 March 2008 21:23:47 EDT
Having sons is important to many Asian cultures, and now American families from those groups seem to be asserting the same preference. A new analysis of the 2000 Census shows that among U.S. born children of Chinese, Korean and Asian Indian parents the odds of having a boy increase if the family already has a girl or two.

NY, NJ Trees Treated for Killer Beetles Tue, 01 April 2008 21:06:45 EDT
Nearly 80,000 trees in New Jersey and New York are being treated to protect them from a deadly beetle infestation. The Asian longhorned beetle has destroyed more than 30,000 trees since it arrived in the country about a decade ago.

Ancient Bones Found in Wisconsin Cave Mon, 31 March 2008 21:17:18 EDT
Excavators have unearthed what are believed to be some of the oldest prehistoric bones discovered in a cave in Wisconsin, according to a University of Wisconsin-Green Bay professor.

Gore Announces Anti-Warming Effort Mon, 31 March 2008 23:59:51 EDT
Former Vice President Al Gore launched a three-year, multimillion-dollar advocacy campaign Monday calling for the U.S. to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

Ore. Farmers Press for More Bee Research Mon, 31 March 2008 21:20:26 EDT
Oregon farmers are hoping that the state's premier academics will help them figure out what is causing a sudden decline in the bee population that's hitting home in the Pacific Northwest.

Arrest made in S.F. pizza parlor shooting Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:20:18 PDT
San Francisco police arrested a Daly City man today on suspicion of murdering two people this weekend outside a Sunset District pizza shop. Matthew Owyang, 19, was arrested at 12:30 p.m. on a $20 million arrest warrant in the deaths of Jason De La Cruz, 31,...

Man shot to death on Potrero Hill Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:05:06 PDT
A man riding in a van was shot to death on Potrero Hill today by two men wearing ski masks. The unidentified victim was pronounced dead just after the 1:38 p.m. shooting at 85 Turner Terrace. Police said the victim was riding in a Nissan or Toyota van that...

Landmark arena gets reprieve as bill stalls Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The historic Cow Palace got a reprieve today when a state Senate committee declined to take action on a bill that would have cleared the way for the destruction of the aging landmark by declaring it surplus property. State Sen. Leland Yee asked that the bill...

Chapman poised to hire second star from George Mason Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:01:16 +0000
Less than a year after Chapman University recruited George Mason University’s Nobel laureate in economics, the campus is on the verge of hiring one of the Virginia school’s prize-winning physicists. Chapman says it has offered a position to Yakir Aharonov, a pioneer in quantum theory who has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in the past [...]

USC finds way to protect healthy cells during chemotherapy Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:00:06 +0000
USC researchers say in a new press release that, “Fasting for two days protects healthy cells against chemotherapy … “Mice given a high dose of chemotherapy after fasting continued to thrive. The same dose killed half the normally fed mice and caused lasting weight and energy loss in the survivors. “The chemotherapy worked as intended on cancer, [...]

USC, UCLA make students’ ‘dream’ list Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:00:09 +0000
March 30, 2008 Three California research schools on students’ ‘dream’ list Where do students dream of attending college? The Princeton Review put the question to almost 8,800 college applicants. The result was a Top 10 list that includes three of California’s best-known research universities. Don’t look for the names Irvine and Berkeley; they didn’t make it. Provided that [...]

Genetic Link Tied to Smoking Addiction Wed, 02 April 2008 20:49:01 EDT
Scientists have pinpointed genetic variations that make people more likely to get hooked on cigarettes and more prone to develop lung cancer - a finding that could someday lead to screening tests and customized treatments for smokers trying to kick the habit.

States Sue EPA Over Global Warming Wed, 02 April 2008 15:45:10 EDT
A group of state attorneys general is taking the EPA back to court to try to force it to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that rebuked the Bush administration for inaction on global warming.

Octopi Get Leg Up on Sexual Competition Wed, 02 April 2008 01:40:12 EDT
Marine biologists studying wild octopuses have found a kinky and violent society of jealous murders, gender subterfuge and once-in-a-lifetime sex.

Eating to be eaten Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:35:03 -0700
Swimming isopods are nature's subcontractors, picking carcasses clean.

Watch and comment on Al Gore's new climate change TV ad Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:36:24 -0700
It takes only seconds.

Scientists ask public to turn their laptops into seismometers Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:00:52 +0000
The public will soon be able to download free software that will take advantage of a laptop computer’s ability to sense shaking, essentially turning the device into a seismometer that would automatically feed information to scientists. The Quake-Catcher Network that’s being developed by UC Riverside would exploit the motion detectors that are built into most modern [...]

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