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Science, New Series, Vol. 255, No. 5043, Jan. 24, 1992


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Front Matter (24 pp.)
Biotechnology in a Global Economy, p. 381
Philip H. Abelson


Letters
Patriot's Success Rate, p. 382
Robert A. Skelly; Eliot Marshall
NSF-Funded Research Centers, p. 382
Howard K. Birnbaum
Air Pollution and Mortality, pp. 382-383
George D. Thurston; Haluk Özkaynak


Erratum: Induction of Type I Diabetes by Kilham's Rat Virus in Diabetes-Resistant BB/Wor Rats, p. 383
Erratum: Latitudinal and Longitudinal Oscilaltions of Cloud Features on Neptune, p. 383
ScienceScope, p. 391
David P. Hamilton


News and Comment
The Case of the Florida Dentist, pp. 392-394
Joseph Palca
A Grim Exorcism at Leipzig University, pp. 395-396
Steven Dickman
Coping with an "Embarrassment of Riches", pp. 396-397
David P. Hamilton
Yale Plan Draws Faculty Fire, p. 398
Richard Stone
Stanford and MIT in the Dock?, p. 398
Marcia Barinaga


Research News
Homeobox Genes Go Evolutionary, pp. 399-401
Jean Marx
Jawing with Our Georgian Ancestors, p. 401
Ann Gibbons
A Successful Forecast of an El Niño Winter, p. 402
Richard A. Kerr
Knotty Problems-and Real-World Solutions, p. 403
Barry Cipra
Variable Stars Pulse in a New Light, pp. 404-405
Ken Croswell
Pop! Goes the Pulsar Planet, p. 405
Faye Flam


Briefings
NSF Bombs in Ice Capade, p. 406
Constance Holden
FWS Ruffles Ornithologist's Feathers, p. 406
Constance Holden
Viral Tall Tale?, pp. 406-407
Constance Holden
Recession Proof, p. 407
Constance Holden
Science Role Model, p. 407
Constance Holden
Revival for Ivory Poaching, p. 407
Constance Holden


Perspectives
Potocytosis: Sequestration and Transport of Small Molecules by Caveolae, pp. 410-411
Richard G. W. Anderson; Barton A. Kamen; Karen G. Rothberg; Stephen W. Lacey
Superantigens and Endogenous Retroviruses: A Confluence of Puzzles, pp. 411-413
John M. Coffin


Information Processing in the Primate Visual System: An Integrated Systems Perspective, pp. 419-423
David C. Van Essen; Charles H. Anderson; Daniel J. Felleman

Climate Forcing by Anthropogenic Aerosols, pp. 423-430
R. J. Charlson; S. E. Schwartz; J. M. Hales; R. D. Cess; J. A. Coakley, Jr.; J. E. Hansen; D. J. Hofmann

Addictive Drugs: The Cigarette Experience, pp. 430-433
Thomas C. Schelling


Research Article
Widespread Dispersion of Neuronal Clones Across Functional Regions of the Cerebral Cortex, pp. 434-440
Christopher Walsh; Constance L. Cepko


Reports
The Widespread Distribution of a Novel Silica Polymorph in Microcrystalline Quartz Varieties, pp. 441-443
Peter J. Heaney; Jeffrey E. Post
Shocked Quartz at the Triassic-Jurassic Boundary in Italy, pp. 443-446
D. M. Bice; C. R. Newton; S. McCauley; P. W. Reiners; C. A. McRoberts
Optically Transparent, Electrically Conductive Composite Medium, pp. 446-448
S. Jin; T. H. Tiefel; R. Wolfe; R. C. Sherwood; J. J. Mottine, Jr.
Sporogonic Development of a Malaria Parasite in Vitro, pp. 448-450
Alon Warburg; Louis H. Miller
Polymerase II Promoter Activation: Closed Complex Formation and ATP-Driven Start Site Opening, pp. 450-453
Weidong Wang; Michael Carey; Jay D. Gralla
DNA Binding Activity of Recombinant SRY from Normal Males and XY Females, pp. 453-456
Vincent R. Harley; David I. Jackson; Patrick J. Hextall; J. Ross Hawkins; Gary D. Berkovitz; Shanthini Sockanathan; Robin Lovell-Badge; Peter N. Goodfellow
Protection of Macaques Against SIV Infection by Subunit Vaccines of SIV Envelope Glycoprotein gp160, pp. 456-459
Shiu-Lok Hu; Kraig Abrams; Glen N. Barber; Patricia Moran; Joyce M. Zarling; Alphonse J. Langlois; LaRene Kuller; William R. Morton; Raoul E. Benveniste
Modulation of Activity of the Promoter of the Human MDR1 Gene by Ras and p53, pp. 459-462
Khew-Voon Chin; Kazumitsu Ueda; Ira Pastan; Michael M. Gottesman
GnRH-Induced Ca 2+ Oscillations and Rhythmic Hyperpolarizations of Pituitary Gonadotropes, pp. 462-464
Amy Tse; Bertil Hille
Predicted Structural Similarities of the DNA Binding Domains of c-Myc and Endonuclease Eco RI, pp. 464-466
Thanos D. Halazonetis; Amany N. Kandil
Aromatase Enzyme Activity and Sex Determination in Chickens, pp. 467-470
Alex Elbrecht; Roy G. Smith
High Probability Opening of NMDA Receptor Channels by L-Glutamate, pp. 470-472
Craig E. Jahr
Axon Guidance by Gradients of a Target-Derived Component, pp. 472-475
Herwig Baier; Freidrich Bonhoeffer


Inside AAAS, pp. 477-478
Cynthia Lollar


Book Reviews
The Right to Self-Harm, pp. 480-481
Free to be Foolish. Politics and Health Promotion in the United States and Great Britain.
Howard M. Leichter
Review author[s]: Ronald Bayer
German Imports, pp. 481-482
Secret Agenda. The United States Government, Nazi Scientists, and Project Paperclip, 1945 to 1990.
Linda Hunt
Review author[s]: Alan Beyerchen
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Major Events in the History of Life.
J. William Schopf
Review author[s]: Katherine Livingston
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Advances in Child Neuropsychology. Vol. 1.
Michael G. Tramontana; Stephen R. Hooper
Review author[s]: Katherine Livingston
Books Received, p. 483


Back Matter (21 pp.)

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