ScienceNOW - Up to the minute news from Science

April 2003 Archives

14 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

SARS Suspect Sequenced

Researchers crack genome of the virus fingered as culprit behind the epidemic
14 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Supernova's Fingerprints Linked to Gamma Ray Burst

Connection solves decades-long mystery of astronomy
14 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Human Genome Completed

Two years after the first drafts were announced, 99% of the sequence is known
11 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Stressed Males Sing Lousy Love Songs

Hard times growing up may make songbirds sing less alluringly
11 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Carbon-Dating Supports Solomon's Stature

New findings erode a contentious theory about the Biblical king
10 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Panel Urges More Study on Learning

$500 million project would funnel education research into the classroom
10 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

The Problem With Cloning Primates

Misguided chromosomes foil monkey cloning
10 April 2003 | ScienceNOW

Ancient Cannibals Spread Disease?

Man-eating humans may have caused epidemics of prion disease

New Light on Dark Energy

Supernova data hint at the force driving the universe's expansion

Dolly on Display

The famous cloned sheep has been reincarnated as a museum exhibit

Naked Elliptical Galaxies?

New survey finds that some galaxies may lack shrouds of dark matter

Parkinson's Susceptibility Deciphered

Certain mitochondrial genes may protect women, Asians, and Africans

The Rarest Typhoon

Tropical cyclone near Singapore formed surprisingly close to the equator

Ethics Charges Fell Prominent Neuroscientist

Singapore institute fires director over problems in Parkinson's study

Electrical Pinch Fuses Hydrogen

The electric 'Z machine' produces a fusion first

Banteng Cloned

Newborn calf appears to be the first healthy clone of an endangered species

Picking Apart a Promiscuous Protein

Enzyme's structure reveals why it goes after everything from heroin to nerve gas

Double Jeopardy for African Apes

Hunting, Ebola outbreaks could push populations to the brink

It Came From the Deep

A rare 6-meter-long 'colossal squid' found off New Zealand

Poking at Tiger's Eye

Geologists refute a 130-year-old explanation of how the gem got its stripes

TB Test Shows Promise

New blood test may be a vast improvement over the antiquated test now used

Stumbling Onto a Prion Protecter

By chance, biologists find a way to stop scrapie in mice

Serre Wins Inaugural Math Prize

French mathematician transformed three separate fields

Canada Dives Into Proteomics

New effort pours $68 million into drug-oriented protein research

A Flashy Bill of Health

Male birds flaunt their health with bright beaks

Growing Up Back in the Old Days

Black holes and galaxies developed in lockstep when the universe was young

Can Coots Count?

The birds may count eggs to prevent being short-changed by parasites

Smooth Space or Fuzzy Reasoning?

Doubts raised about a challenge to quantum gravity

A Dino-Eat-Dino World

Fossils reveal first evidence of dinosaur cannibalism

X-rays Meddle With DNA Repair

Damage from low doses is surprisingly hard to repair

Prime Proof Shows How to Mind the Gaps

Number theorists applaud insight into spacing of prime numbers

Plastics Ingredient Scrambles Chromosomes

Lab accident reveals potential dark side of a common compound
Sciecne magazine video portal
Questions or feedback on this page? Let us know.