|
|
Article: Can you blame me or my genes?(SDBJ INSIDER)(briefs)(Nierenberg family and Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
- Article from:
- San Diego Business Journal
- Article date:
- March 23, 2009
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2009 CBJ, L.P. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Hey, don't blame me, blame my genes! The Nierenberg family and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego honor popular science writer Richard Dawkins on April 7 with their prestigious ninth Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest. Dawkins is best known for advancing the "selfish gene" theory in which the gene is the principal unit of natural selection in evolution. A previous award winner was J. Craig Venter, who first sequenced the human genome back in 2000. Time, date and place for this free lecture can be had by calling 858-534-4109 ... Bill Hoffman, who runs local distressed asset manager Trigild, found himself on the home page of MSNBC's popular ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: Take a look under the sea at the aquarium; Birch Aquarium at ...
Business Insurance;
April 5, 2004 ;
700+ words
... ... Ocean. It is located at 2300 Expedition Way in La Jolla, about 15 miles from downtown San Diego, and is the public education center for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The aquarium's Hall of Fishes is somewhat like a movie theater ...
|
|