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29 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Proteins Ready for Round Two

Pilot study shows that large-scale structure determination is feasible
29 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Swiss Open 'Digital Consulate'

New $2 million outpost to monitor innovation in the Boston area
29 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Prions Show Their Better Side

In yeast, they may lend evolution a helping hand
28 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

No Panic, Please

New model explains how a stampede can turn deadly
28 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

How the Retina Does the Math

Researchers pinpoint neurons that calculate the direction of movement
28 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Spotting a Ring of Fire

Astronomers get a rare peek at a gamma ray burst's shock wave
27 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Bones Decision Rattles Researchers

Interior Department decides to give Kennewick Man remains to Indian tribes
27 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

A Virus in Shining Armor

"Chain-mail" protein links safeguard a bacteriophage's innards
27 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Measuring a Giant's Sighs

Astronomers see a variable star expand and contract for the first time
27 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Slimy, But Not Stupid

Study suggests slime molds can do simple computations
26 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Boost to Crack Protein Structures

U.S. consortia get $150 million to speed up structural genomics
26 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Why Eating Less Means Living Longer

Study shows how low-calorie diet increases longevity--at least in yeast
26 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Big Bucks for Big Diseases

Europe considers spending $1 billion on AIDS, malaria, and TB research
26 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Ice Man Warms Up for Scientists

"Ötzi" thawed for a few hours to allow sampling of tissues
25 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Why Scientists Shun Washington

Barriers keep scientists from taking top government jobs, panel concludes
25 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Tortoise Counters Hit Drought

Study suggests weather skews endangered reptile census
25 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Tiny Tin Breaks Melting Rules

Microcrystals of tens of atoms stay solid at normal melting point
22 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Greenspan Favors Long Division

Federal Reserve Board chair disdains calculators in the classroom
22 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Titanium Could Become Less Precious

New process makes it cheaper to convert titanium ore to useful metal
22 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Are the Dutch Losing Their Touch?

Lagging science budget could set off slide into mediocrity, critics warn
21 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

The End Is NEAR

Spacecraft has a deadly date with the asteroid Eros
21 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Double Asteroid Puzzles Astronomers

Upon closer examination, one asteroid is revealed to be two
21 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

For Certain Shrimp, Life's a Snap

Resounding snap made by bubbles, not banging claws
20 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Brain Cells Turn to Muscle

Neural stem cells can follow lead of peers and change their fate
20 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Cloned and Cloned Again

Mice age apparently normally, even after six generations of cloning
20 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Sweet Tooth Soured by Leptin

Protein makes taste buds less responsive to sweets
19 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Ethicist Named in Gene Therapy Suit

His advice is partly responsible for volunteer's death, suit claims
19 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Canine Virus Blamed for Seal Deaths

Two teams pinpoint cause of massive die-off in Caspian sea
19 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Moratorium Urged on Germ Line Gene Therapy

Field should focus on research that doesn't affect sperm and eggs
18 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Does CO2 Make the Ice Move?

Study suggests that carbon dioxide, not ice sheets, drives the ice ages
18 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Ice Mecca at 0° Longitude

Greenwich exhibition revives dramatic race for the South Pole
18 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Lasker Awards for Six Biomedical Researchers

This year's prizes honor work on hepatitis C, ubiquitin
15 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

European Panel Backs Hubble Successor

ESA science committee selects new missions, including Next Generation Space Telescope
15 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Science Does Well on the Hill

Senate panels vote to boost budgets for NSF and NASA
15 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Did Marine Plants Cool Ancient Greenhouse?

Abundance of ocean plant life may have dampened hot spell 55 million years ago
14 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

The Legacy of Cutthroat Love

Promiscuous bugs are more likely to evolve into new species
14 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

How a Cancer Fighter Works

Modus operandi of a promising leukemia drug revealed
14 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

CERN Gives Higgs Hunters Extra Month

Decommissioning delayed to pursue tantalizing hints of elusive particle
13 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

No Woman at Argonne's Helm

But Energy Secretary Richardson steps up effort to attract female lab administrators
13 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Where Have You Gone, Miss Waldron's Red Colobus?

Scientists report the extinction of a West African primate
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