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Web site launch proves problematic By Tim McDonnell ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Launch of the new face of arizona.edu has been delayed indefinitely after it went up for less than an hour Sunday night, an official said. A variety of technical issues, including slow performance and a faulty search function, contributed to the Web site being pulled down, said Kate Jensen, assistant VP for marketing. The retraction was a let-down after months of planning, Jensen said. “We did the ta-da today and I’m
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sitting here trying to figure out whether we need to dial that back,” she said. The Web site has been viewable online for the last two months in an effort to gather feedback from the public, Jensen said. Campus technology officials are unclear when the Web site will come back, Jensen said, but added that it could be as soon as Wednesday or Thursday. “We were hopeful that this was moving forward in a thoughtful, rational way but we hit a little bump,” she said.
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Journalism professor: Reporting skills vital for all
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John Scheer and Lotta Alexandersson, interdisciplinary studies seniors, check out the new Paris-Tucson: Bridging Cultures exhibit in the Union Gallery yesterday. The gallery, which opened its doors yesterday, runs from 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. through Dec. 18.
Genome project traces human history By Carly Kennedy ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT While reporting on The Genographic Project at the UA’s Arizona Research Laboratories, Daily Wildcat reporter Carly Kennedy was given the opportunity to have her own family history traced through genome sequencing. Our name, our hair color, our native language, our ethnic heritage, our inherited family name and other basic characteristics differentiate each human from the other. Although we are different at first glace, just scratch the surface a little and modern DNA testing can unveil an individual’s connection to the entire human family tree. It is widely accepted in the scientific world that each human on earth is the relative of a group of people who lived in Africa — as recently as 2,000 generations ago. Fifteen years ago, researchers began compiling DNA samples around the world to help obtain the ambitious goal of piecing together the human family tree and our
ancestors’ journey out of Africa. They modeled their research after the work of geneticist Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, the grandfather of human DNA testing . Sforza knew that remote populations, like isolated tribes in Africa, Asia and Australia, could provide a clearer picture of the human family tree. After traveling the world to remote areas and taking blood samples from the native peoples, geneticists have traced our ancestors’ movements throughout the world, and the time frame for each migration. National Geographic has since opened up the human DNA testing to the public, an effort known as The Genographic Project, and the UA serves as the organization’s human testing lab. The UA has been doing human DNA testing since 1999, and was chosen by National Geographic because of it’s proven expertise in the area. Given that the resources were close and The Genographic Project is so intriguing , the opportunity to participate was impossible for me to pass up.
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A DNA molecule. The Genographic Project, a global, five-year research initiative launched by National Geographic and IBM, will trace the migratory history of the human species.
Arizona Research Labs provided me with a kit containing two swabs, two containers filled with a clear liquid and instructions. It was simple enough: I rubbed the inside of my cheek for several seconds with the swab and removed the tip of the swab into the liquid-filled container. Next, I chose what lineage I would like to follow: my mother’s or father’s. I chose my mother’s so I followed my mitochondrial line.
I then shipped off my package of materials to National Geographic and waited for my samples to be received in the lab. After the batch is received by the lab, the cells in each sample are broken open by an enzyme that chews up the protein and exposes the DNA, and then incubated at 55 degrees Celsius overnight, explained Taylor Edwards, assistant
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Hard-boiled journalists spend a lot of time digging through public records to get the dirt on the actions and misdeeds of government officials — it’s in the job description. But one UA professor says you don’t need to work for the daily newspaper to want to go sifting through government documents — David Cuillier anybody can use assistant basic reporting journalism skills to improve their lives. professor David Cuillier, who teaches Reporting Public Affairs and Computer-Assisted Reporting in the UA School of Journalism, hopes to spread this message with his talk, “Your Right to Know,” at the UA Main Library today. The one-hour talk, which will focus on how to access criminal records, property files and other government documents, will be held in the East Lobby of the library at 12:30 p.m. Cuillier is a nationally recognized expert on freedom of information issues, chairing the Society of Professional Journalists’ national Freedom of Information Committee. Digging through paperwork might “sound kind of boring,” Cuillier said, but can help people to do anything from buy a house or car, make better decisions about child-care or doctors, or even find old friends. “It’s phenomenal the amount of information that can help you every day,” he said.“You don’t need a private investigator or a commercial company. REPORTING, page 3
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