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Science, New Series, Vol. 278, No. 5337, Oct. 17, 1997


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Front Matter (31 pp.)
Editorial: The New Gerontology, p. 367
John W. Rowe


Letters
Global Choices, p. 369
Rodney W. Nichols
Coelacanth Catches, pp. 369-370
Charles S. Churcher; William E. Bemis; Andrew M. Simons
Allometric Scaling Laws in Biology, pp. 371-373
Carol A. Beuchat; Jyrki Kuikka; James H. Brown; Brian J. Enquist; Geoffrey B. West


Corrections and Clarifications: NIH Case Ends with Mysteries Unsolved, p. 373
Corrections and Clarifications: Exploitation of Mammalian Host Cell Functions by Bacterial Pathogens, p. 373
ScienceScope, p. 375
Jocelyn Kaiser


News and Comment
Backlash Disrupts China Exchanges, pp. 376-377
Li Hui; Wang Jue
Panel Sets Out Cuts Under Tight Budget, pp. 377-378
Robert F. Service
Senate Hears Testimony Supporting OAM, p. 378
Gretchen Vogel
U.S.-India Pact to Plug Data Gap, p. 379
Pallava Bagla
Glaxo to Close Top-Ranked Institute, p. 379
Michael Balter
Population Research Center Launched, p. 380
Nigel Williams
Rocky Mix Suggests Wet Early Mars, p. 380
Richard A. Kerr
Questions Still Roil the Waters As MBL Charts New Course, pp. 381-382
Wade Roush


Research News
Patterning Electronics on the Cheap, pp. 383-384
Robert F. Service
Researchers Find Signals That Guide Young Brain Neurons, pp. 385-386
Marcia Barinaga
The Balance of Power in Ancient Ireland, p. 386
Sean Duke
Two Spacecraft Track the Solar Wind to Its Source, pp. 387-388
James Glanz
Terribly Tiny Transistor Unveiled, p. 388
Dennis Normile
Biologists Catch Their First Detailed Look at NO Enzyme, p. 389
Ingrid Wickelgren
Biodiversity in a Vial of Sugar Water, p. 390
Virginia Morell


Random Samples, pp. 391+393
Constance Holden


Book Reviews
Aging: Questions and Prospects, pp. 399-400
Why We Age. What Science is Discovering About the Body's Journey Through Life.
Steven N. Austad
Between Zeus and the Salmon. The Biodemography of Longevity.
Kenneth W. Wachter; Caleb E. Finch
Review author[s]: Brian Charlesworth


Perspectives
A Missing Link? LTP and Learning, pp. 401-402
Dan Johnston
Neocortical Neurons: Where Do They Come From?, pp. 402-403
Andrew Lumsden; Massimo Gulisano
Lensing by Triton's Atmosphere, pp. 403-404
William B. Hubbard
Crystal Gazing: Structure Prediction and Polymorphism, pp. 404-405
Gautam R. Desiraju


Advances in Aging Research
Genetics of Aging, pp. 407-411
Caleb E. Finch; Rudolph E. Tanzi
Life and Death of Neurons in the Aging Brain, pp. 412-419
John H. Morrison; Patrick R. Hof
The Endocrinology of Aging, pp. 419-424
Steven W. J. Lamberts; Annewieke W. van den Beld; Aart-Jan van der Lely


Research Article
The Structure of Nitric Oxide Synthase Oxygenase Domain and Inhibitor Complexes, pp. 425-431
Brian R. Crane; Andrew S. Arvai; Ratan Gachhui; Chaoqun Wu; Dipak K. Ghosh; Elizabeth D. Getzoff; Dennis J. Stuehr; John A. Tainer


Reports
Volatile Compounds in Archaeological Plant Remains and the Maillard Reaction During Decay of Organic Matter, pp. 432-433
Richard P. Evershed; Helen A. Bland; Pim F. van Bergen; James F. Carter; Mark C. Horton; Peter A. Rowley-Conwy
Ferric Iron Content of Mineral Inclusions in Diamonds from São Luiz: A View into the Lower Mantle, pp. 434-436
Catherine McCammon; Mark Hutchison; Jeff Harris
Triton's Distorted Atmosphere, pp. 436-439
J. L. Elliot; J. A. Stansberry; C. B. Olkin; M. A. Agner; M. E. Davies
Response of the African Monsoon to Orbital Forcing and Ocean Feedbacks in the Middle Holocene, pp. 440-443
J. E. Kutzbach; Z. Liu
Direct Observation of Cooling of Heme Upon Photodissociation of Carbonmonoxy Myoglobin, pp. 443-446
Yasuhisa Mizutani; Teizo Kitagawa
DNA Solution of the Maximal Clique Problem, pp. 446-449
Qi Ouyang; Peter D. Kaplan; Shumao Liu; Albert Libchaber
Direct Visualization of Individual Cylindrical and Spherical Supramolecular Dendrimers, pp. 449-452
S. D. Hudson; H.-T. Jung; V. Percec; W.-D. Cho; G. Johansson; G. Ungar; V. S. K. Balagurusamy
The Homeotic Gene lin-39 and the Evolution of Nematode Epidermal Cell Fates, pp. 452-455
Andreas Eizinger; Ralf J. Sommer
Phosphorylation of Sic1p by G1 Cdk Required for Its Degradation and Entry into S Phase, pp. 455-460
R. Verma; R. S. Annan; M. J. Huddleston; S. A. Carr; G. Reynard; R. J. Deshaies
CDC20 and CDH1: A Family of Substrate-Specific Activators of APC-Dependent Proteolysis, pp. 460-463
Rosella Visintin; Susanne Prinz; Angelika Amon
Forward and Backward Propagation of Dendritic Impulses and Their Synaptic Control in Mitral Cells, pp. 463-467
Wei R. Chen; Jens Midtgaard; Gordon M. Shepherd
Mediation of Classical Conditioning in Aplysia californica by Long-Term Potentiation of Sensorimotor Synapses, pp. 467-471
Geoffrey G. Murphy; David L. Glanzman
Inhibition of Phosphatases and Increased Ca 2+ Channel Activity by Inositol Hexakisphosphate, pp. 471-474
Olof Larsson; Christopher J. Barker; Åke Sjöholm; Håkan Carlqvist; Robert H. Michell; Alejandro Bertorello; Thomas Nilsson; Richard E. Honkanen; Georg W. Mayr; Jean Zwiller; Per-Olof Berggren
Interneuron Migration from Basal Forebrain to Neocortex: Dependence on Dlx Genes, pp. 474-476
S. A. Anderson; D. D. Eisenstat; L. Shi; J. L. R. Rubenstein
Regulation of Gliogenesis in the Central Nervous System by the JAK-STAT Signaling Pathway, pp. 477-483
Azad Bonni; Yi Sun; Mireya Nadal-Vicens; Ami Bhatt; David A. Frank; Irina Rozovsky; Neil Stahl; George D. Yancopoulos; Michael E. Greenberg
Peripheral and Cerebral Asymmetries in the Rat, pp. 483-486
Nicholas P. LaMendola; Thomas G. Bever


Technical Comments
Cannot Earthquakes be Predicted?, pp. 487-490
Max Wyss; Richard L. Aceves; Stephen K. Park; Robert J. Geller; David D. Jackson; Yan Y. Kagan; Francesco Mulargia


Tech.Sight
Discovering High-Affinity Ligands for Proteins, pp. 497+499
Philip J. Hajduk; Robert P. Meadows; Stephen W. Fesik
Worlds Collide, p. 501
Robert Sikorski; Richard Peters
Blast Off!, pp. 501-502
Richard Peters; Robert Sikorski
Electronic Vaccines, p. 502
Richard Peters; Robert Sikorski
Microsoft Macrovirology, p. 503
Robert Sikorski; Richard Peters


Back Matter (37 pp.)

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