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January 2002 Archives

31 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Mutant Mice Mate Rather Than Hate

Genetic alteration spurs some loving behavior
31 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

FBI Casts a Wider Net

Agency asks members of the American Society for Microbiology for help
31 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Not Such a Pain in the Rear

A new screen for colorectal cancer could replace colonoscopies
31 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Look Mom, No Sperm!

Researchers derive stem cells from unfertilized primate eggs
30 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Weapons of Plant Pathogen Exposed

Southern wilt bacteria boast a sizable arsenal of proteins for infecting crops
30 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Germany Votes on Restrictive Stem Cell Rules

German parliament agreed today to strictly limit research with controversial cells
30 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Shooting Down a Missile Defense Test

Sensor failure in 1997 test sparks new controversy
29 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

'Hot' Legacy Raises Alarm in the Caucasus

International team dispatched to retrieve radioactive containers
29 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Physics Report Calls for New Collider

Panel recommends that U.S. boost physics budget to host
29 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Putting the Brakes on Rejection

An immune cell could stop organ rejection before it starts
28 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

A Poisoned Skin's Secrets

Scientists step closer to building a skin test for mustard gas
28 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Seeking Time to Get Tenure

Aspiring German academics fight revisions to tenure law
28 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Saving the Morphine Miracle

A small dose of a second painkiller can prevent a painkiller's effect from wearing off
25 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

NIH Budget Reaches Doubling Point

Bulk of new funds go to bioterror
25 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Genes Keep Neurons' House in Order

Scientists stumble onto genes guiding neurons later in life
25 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Picking Apart Superconductivity

Perplexing Compounds Rejoin the Club
25 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

The Origin of the Species' Cells

Who ate what to create the first advanced cell?
24 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Housecleaning for the Nitrogen Cycle

Existing theories inadvertently took pollution into account
24 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

British Research Evaluation Standards Questioned

Britain's Research Assessment Exercise produces funding shortfall
24 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Reading the Bits of Shakespeare

Common computer program recognizes authors
23 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Possible Prostate Cancer Gene Found

Enzyme that wards off viruses may kill tumor cells, too
23 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Batting Around Echolocation

New study reaffirms that echolocation evolved twice in bats
23 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

DOE's Black Box for Finding Pollution

Agency footed bill for magnetic mapping system without peer review
23 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Gene Therapy Approach Raises Questions

Scientists wonder about safety of common viral vector
22 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Data Hoarding Blocks Progress in Genetics

Geneticists frustrated by colleagues' reluctance to share data
22 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Elite Macaques Get No Kick From Cocaine

Drug use is more likely in low ranking animals
22 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Evaporating Nuclei Yield Their Secrets

Blasting them apart clarifies nuclear properties
22 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Venter Overboard

Famous founder of Celera steps down
18 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Smallpox Safe for Now

WHO puts off destruction of U.S., Russian caches
18 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Battling Marine Stowaways

Scientists study a new method to keep invasive species off ships
18 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

How to Tell Evolutionary Time

Molecular clock controversy keeps on ticking
17 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Mammalian Cells Spin a New Yarn

After a century of effort, scientists spin a spider web
17 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

The Puny Force Follows the Pack

Particles under gravity's influence obey quantum mechanics
17 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Spotting Keys to Evolution

Variation in butterfly eyespots linked to small gene changes
16 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Space Mission FAME Flames Out

NASA cancels plan to map 50 million stars
16 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Pollutant-Loving Bugs Munch PCBs

Newfound microbes could help clean up underwater sediments
16 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Alternative Lifestyle Deep Down Under

Hydrogen fuels subsurface microbial communities
16 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Good and Bad News About AIDS Vaccines

One test shows vaccine helps monkeys, another suggests virus can quickly outwit strategy
15 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

A Star Is Born

Artificial star lets telescopes adjust their images
15 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Hasty Editing Linked to Cancer

Misdirected mRNA editing, not a DNA mutation, spurs neuronal tumor growth
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