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Updated at 12:17 p.m., Thursday, January 25, 2007

'Ocean Blue' documentary at UH tonight

Advertiser Staff

The University of Hawai'i Cinema Series resumes at 7 tonight with the documentary "The Ocean Blue: The Healing Sea."

The film reveals how chemicals from the simplest organs living in the sea are used for pharmaceuticals and being studied to find cures for some diseases.

Dr. Paul Bienfang, Researcher in the Department of Oceanography and Pacific Research Center for Marine Biomedicine, will host a discussion following the film, at Spalding Auditorium.

The documentary will repeat Sunday at 5 p.m.

Tickets are $5 general admission, $3 UH students and faculty.