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Science, New Series, Vol. 281, No. 5379, Aug. 14, 1998


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Front Matter (34 pp.)
Netwatch, p. 879
Jocelyn Kaiser


News


News of the Week
Physicians Wary of Scheme to Pool Icelanders' Genetic Data, pp. 890-891
Martin Enserink
Hopes Rise After SOHO Calls Home, p. 891
James Glanz
Ultraenergetic Particles Slip Past Cosmic Cutoff, pp. 891+893
Dennis Normile
ScienceScope, pp. 893+895
Andrew Lawler; David Malakoff; Jocelyn Kaiser
IBM Puts Fast Chips on a New Footing, pp. 893-894
Robert F. Service
Asteroid Searchers Streak Ahead, pp. 894-895
Robert Irion
Tobacco Consultants Find Letters Lucrative, pp. 895+897
Jocelyn Kaiser
Albanians Vie for Control of Site, p. 897
Richard Stone


News Focus
The (Political) Science of Salt, pp. 898-901+903-907
Gary Taubes


Random Samples, p. 909
Robert F. Service


Essays on Science and Society
Living on the Edge, pp. 910-911
Helen Anderson


Science's Compass


Editorial
Scientific Literacy, p. 917
Jane Maienschein


Letters
UFOs and the Scientific Method, p. 919
Stuart Appelle
Henneman's Size Principle: The Right Name, p. 919
Andrew J. Fuglevand; Marc D. Binder
Division on the Internet?, pp. 919+921-923
Joachim Krueger; Joseph L. Graves Jr.; Philip L. Bereano; Adam Clayton Powell III; Al Globus; Hal J. Daniel III; Donna L. Hoffman; Thomas P. Novak


Corrections and Clarifications: Dangerous Mixture, p. 923
Corrections and Clarifications: Infl̈ections: A Cause of Artery-Clogging Plaques?, p. 923
Corrections and Clarifications: How Calcium Enhances Plant Salt Tolerance, p. 923
Corrections and Clarifications: Memory and Awareness, p. 923
Corrections and Clarifications: Skeletal Muscle Regeneration by Bone Marrow-Derived Myogenic Progenitors, p. 923


Science's Compass


Policy
Genomics and the World's Economy, pp. 925-926
Juan Enríquez


Books and New Media
Finding Purpose in Life, p. 927
Nature's Purposes. Analyses of Function and Design in Biology.
Colin Allen; Marc Bekoff; George Lauder
Review author[s]: R. McN. Alexander


Perspectives
Choosing a Place to Begin, pp. 929-930
Joel A. Huberman
Global Climate Data and Models: A Reconciliation, pp. 930-932
James E. Hansen; Makiko Sato; Reto Ruedy; Andrew Lacis; Jay Glascoe
Protostars and Planets, pp. 932-933
Sara S. Russell; Alan P. Boss
Diet and Blood Pressure-the Paradigm Shift, pp. 933-934
David A. McCarron


Control and Use of Defects in Materials
[Introduction], p. 939
Phil Szuromi; Daniel Clery


News
Superstrong Nanotubes Show They are Smart, Too, pp. 940-942
Robert F. Service
Cracks: More Than Just a Clean Break, pp. 943-944
Alexander Hellemans


Review
Defects in Semiconductors: Some Fatal, Some Vital, pp. 945-950
Hans J. Queisser; Eugene E. Haller
Making Nonmagnetic Semiconductors Ferromagnetic, pp. 951-956
H. Ohno
The Roles of Structural Imperfections in InGaN-Based Blue Light-Emitting Diodes and Laser Diodes, pp. 956-961
Shuji Nakamura
Effects of Random Perturbations in Plastic Optical Fibers, pp. 962-967
A. F. Garito; J. Wang; R. Gao


Research


Reports
Imperfect Oriented Attachment: Dislocation Generation in Defect-Free Nanocrystals, pp. 969-971
R. Lee Penn; Jillian F. Banfield
Tetravalent Uranium in Calcite, pp. 971-973
N. C. Sturchio; M. R. Antonio; L. Soderholm; S. R. Sutton; J. C. Brannon
Coaxial Nanocable: Silicon Carbide and Silicon Oxide Sheathed with Boron Nitride and Carbon, pp. 973-975
Y. Zhang; K. Suenaga; C. Colliex; S. Iijima
Evidence Against Hydrogen-Based Microbial Ecosystems in Basalt Aquifers, pp. 976-977
Robert T. Anderson; Francis H. Chapelle; Derek R. Lovley
Alteration of Oceanic Volcanic Glass: Textural Evidence of Microbial Activity, pp. 978-980
Martin R. Fisk; Stephen J. Giovannoni; Ingunn H. Thorseth
A 3000-Year Climatic Record from Biogenic Silica Oxygen Isotopes in an Equatorial High-Altitude Lake, pp. 980-982
M. Rietti-Shati; A. Shemesh; W. Karlen
Magnetic Field Effect on Picosecond Electron Transfer, pp. 982-984
P. Gilch; F. Pöllinger-Dammer; C. Musewald; M. E. Michel-Beyerle; U. E. Steiner
Cholinergic Switching Within Neocortical Inhibitory Networks, pp. 985-988
Zixiu Xiang; John R. Huguenard; David A. Prince
Neural Crest Specification Regulated by the Helix-Loop-Helix Repressor Id2, pp. 988-991
Brad J. Martinsen; Marianne Bronner-Fraser
Crystal Structure of Hemolin: A Horseshoe Shape with Implications for Homophilic Adhesion, pp. 991-995
Xiao-Dong Su; Louis N. Gastinel; Daniel E. Vaughn; Ingrid Faye; Pak Poon; Pamela J. Bjorkman
Dual Modes of Aging in Mediterranean Fruit Fly Females, pp. 996-998
James R. Carey; Pablo Liedo; Hans-Georg Müller; Jane-Ling Wang; James W. Vaupel
IEX-1L, an Apoptosis Inhibitor Involved in NF-κB-Mediated Cell Survival, pp. 998-1001
Mei X. Wu; Zhaohui Ao; K. V. S. Prasad; Ruilian Wu; Stuart F. Schlossman
Feedback Inhibition of Macrophage Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Production by Tristetraprolin, pp. 1001-1005
Ester Carballo; Wi S. Lai; Perry J. Blackshear
Genetic Dissection of a Mammalian Replicator in the Human β-Globin Locus, pp. 1005-1009
Mirit I. Aladjem; Luo Wei Rodewald; John L. Kolman; Geoffrey M. Wahl
BRCA1 Required for Transcription-Coupled Repair of Oxidative DNA Damage, pp. 1009-1012
Lori C. Gowen; Anna V. Avrutskaya; Anne M. Latour; Beverly H. Koller; Steven A. Leadon


Back Matter (88 pp.)

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