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September 2002 Archives

13 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

How Many Elephants Are on That Tree?

Genetic evidence suggests that elephants from West Africa are a separate species
13 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Function of Breast Cancer Protein Revealed

Long-sought crystal structure shows that BRCA2 patches broken DNA
13 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Earth Recaptures a Relic

A piece of the rocket that took Apollo 12 to the moon is back
12 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Smaller Sizes for Icy Twins?

A new analysis of Kuiper Belt objects poses a puzzle for astronomers
12 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Reining in Patent Laws

Report urges leeway for the developing world
12 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Another Irritation for Euro Users

Two-metal design causes coins to release nickel when exposed to sweat
12 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Multiple Gene Defects Found in Clones

Up to 4% of genes malfunction, possibly explaining clones' low success rate
11 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Why DNA Is Spelled ATGC

The letters of the genomic alphabet were chosen to reduce errors
11 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Two NIH Institute Directors Named

Mental Health and Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism institutes get new bosses
11 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Gene Transfer Brings Out the Beat

Tweaking a gene turns normal cardiac cells into pacemakers
10 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Biology Departments Urged to Bone Up

Academy says majors need more quantitative skills
10 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

A Little Respect for the Asteroid Threat

While astronomers are tracking big asteroids, many smaller ones go unseen
10 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Stem Cell Savings and Loan Established

New bank will collect and distribute cells for medicine and research
9 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

How a Bacterium Takes Your Temperature

RNA shape tells Listeria when the temperature is just right for an attack
9 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Superconductors and Magnets Learn to Get Along

Fighting magnetism with magnetism, physicists skirt a superconducting roadblock
9 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Sperm Spills Its RNA Secret

Men might contribute more than just DNA to the next generation
6 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Faux Bones Get Organized

Researchers engineer life-like bone tissue that grows
6 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Carnivorous Plant Siblings Reunited

New genetic study shakes up bug-eating plants' family tree
6 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

How the Body Fires Up a Joint

Mast cells coordinate two-pronged immune attack in arthritic mice
5 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Stroke 'Vaccine' Shows Promise in Rats

Novel approach targets inflammation of blood vessels
5 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Food Pyramid on Stable Ground

Despite uncertainty, new report supports high-carb, low-fat diet
5 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

No Sex for Rebellious Ants

Dinosaur ants put traitors in the stock
4 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Gamma Ray Observatory Debuts

Astronomers get a powerful new tool for studying the high-energy universe
4 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Froggy Went a Countin'

Nerve cells in frog brains 'count' the number of beats in frog calls
4 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

A Light Switch for Genes

Borrowed from plants, technique uses light to turn genes on and off
3 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Scientists Win on Kennewick

Government must allow study of disputed bones, judge rules
3 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

A Golden Way to Spot Rogue DNA

New assay could help identify biological threats faster
3 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

A Glimpse at Dinosaur Vision

Scientists reconstruct visual protein of dinosaur ancestor
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