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Science, New Series, Vol. 248, No. 4957, May 18, 1990


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Front Matter (14 pp.)
New Technology for Cleaner Air, p. 793
Philip H. Abelson


Perspective
GTP-GDP Exchange Proteins, p. 794
Alexander Levitzki


Letters
NIH Director: Recommendations, p. 795
Maxine F. Singer
Asbestos, Carcinogenicity, and Public Policy, pp. 795-802
Arnold R. Brody; Sheldon W. Samuels; William J. Nicholson; Edward M. Johnson; John S. Harington; James Melius; Philip J. Landrigan; Kenny S. Crump; B. T. Mossman; J. Bignon; M. Corn; A. Seaton; J. B. L. Gee
Cooling Towers, Not "Smokestacks", p. 802
Warren H. White


Erratum: Genomic Sequencing and Methylation Analysis by Ligation Mediated PCR, p. 802
Erratum: In vivo Footprinting of a Muscle Specific Enhancer by Ligation Mediated PCR, p. 802
Erratum: Freshman Chemistry was Never Like This, p. 802
Erratum: Truth in Labelling, p. 802


News and Comment
Grants Squeeze Stirs Up Lobbyists, pp. 803-804
Joseph Palca
Genome Backlash Going Full Force, p. 804
Leslie Roberts
The Genetic Map Is Back on Track After Delays, p. 805
Leslie Roberts
Astronomers Want New Optical Telescopes, but..., pp. 806-807
Ann Gibbons
Census Adjustment Battle Heats Up, pp. 807-808
David P. Hamilton
The Case of the Altered Notebooks: Part IV, p. 809
Barbara J. Culliton


Briefings
Uncle Sam Needs Indiana Jones, p. 810
Constance Holden
The Rise of the Ninja Chipmunk, p. 810
Constance Holden
New Investigator Awards at NSF, p. 810
Constance Holden
Laser Cut-Up, pp. 810-811
Constance Holden
HUGO Gets $1 Million from Hughes, p. 811
Constance Holden
Welch Award, p. 811
Constance Holden
The PHS's Animal Offensive, p. 811
Constance Holden
Budding Biologist Says No to Frog Lab, p. 811
Constance Holden


Research News
Insights from Broken Brains, pp. 812-814
Joseph Palca
Dinosaurs' Death Blow in the Caribbean Sea?, p. 815
Richard A. Kerr
Savoring Chemistry in the Land of the Cod, pp. 816-817
M. Mitchell Waldrop


The Need to Reform Personal Injury Law Leaving Scientific Disputes to Scientists, pp. 823-827
Stephen D. Sugarman

Gamma-Ray Measurements of a Soviet Cruise-Missile Warhead, pp. 828-834
Steve Fetter; Thomas B. Cochran; Lee Grodzins; Harvey L. Lynch; Martin S. Zucker


Reports
Evidence for Magnetospheric Effects on the Sodium Atmosphere of Mercury, pp. 835-838
A. E. Potter; T. H. Morgan
Identification of the Products from the Reaction of Chlorine with the Silicon(111)-(7 × 7) Surface, pp. 838-840
John J. Boland; J. S. Villarrubia
Electro-Optical Evidence for the Chelate Effect at Semiconductor Surfaces, pp. 840-843
George C. Lisensky; Rona L. Penn; Catherine J. Murphy; Arthur B. Ellis
Proximal Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Impact Deposits in the Caribbean, pp. 843-847
Alan R. Hildebrand; William V. Boynton
Structural Motif of the GCN4 DNA Binding Domain Characterized by Affinity Cleaving, pp. 847-850
Martha G. Oakley; Peter B. Dervan
Interaction of Hsp 70 with Newly Synthesized Proteins: Implications for Protein Folding and Assembly, pp. 850-854
Richard P. Beckmann; Lee A. Mizzen; William J. Welch
Relation of Neuronal APP-751/APP-695 mRNA Ratio and Neuritic Plaque Density in Alzheimer's Disease, pp. 854-857
Steven A. Johnson; Thomas McNeill; Barbara Cordell; Caleb E. Finch
Genetic Suppression of Mutations in the Drosophila abl Proto-Oncogene Homolog, pp. 857-860
Frank B. Gertler; John S. Doctor; F. Michael Hoffmann
No Specific Recognition of Leader Peptide by SecB, a Chaperone Involved in Protein Export, pp. 860-863
L. L. Randall; T. B. Topping; S. J. S. Hardy
Inhibition of FKBP Rotamase Activity by Immunosuppressant FK506: Twisted Amide Surrogate, pp. 863-866
Michael K. Rosen; Robert F. Standaert; Andrzej Galat; Masashi Nakatsuka; Stuart L. Schreiber
Enhancement of the GDP-GTP Exchange of RAS Proteins by the Carboxyl- Terminal Domain of SCD25, pp. 866-868
Jean-Bernard Créchet; Patrick Poullet; Michel-Yves Mistou; Andrea Parmeggiani; Jacques Camonis; Emmanuelle Boy-Marcotte; Faten Damak; Michel Jacquet


Book Reviews
Allegiances Under Question, pp. 870-871
Universities and the Military.
David A. Wilson
Review author[s]: Stuart W. Leslie
A Case Study in Patronage, p. 872
A Fragile Power. Scientists and the State.
Chandra Mukerji
Review author[s]: Karl Hufbauer
Transformations in Physics, pp. 872-874
The Restructuring of Physical Science in Europe and the United States, 1945-1960.
Michelangelo De Maria; Mario Grilli; Fabio Sebastiani
Review author[s]: Robert W. Seidel
The Cyclotroneers, pp. 874-875
Lawrence and His Laboratory. A History of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, vol. 1.
John L. Heilbron; Robert W. Seidel
Review author[s]: Dominique Pestre
Kelvin in His Times, pp. 875-877
Energy and Empire. A Biographical Study of Lord Kelvin.
Crosbie Smith; M. Norton Wise
Review author[s]: Stephen G. Brush
Persuasion at a Distance, pp. 877-878
Shaping Written Knowledge. The Genre and Activity of the Experimental Article in Science.
Charles Bazerman
Review author[s]: Ian Hacking
Einstein Getting Established, pp. 878-879
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Vol. 2, The Swiss Years: Writings, 1900-1909.
John Stachel; David C. Cassidy; Jürgen Renn; Robert Schulmann
Review author[s]: David Cahan
New Examinations, p. 879
Einstein and the History of General Relativity.
Don Howard; John Stachel
Review author[s]: Clark Glymour
Physics, Mathematics, and Minds, pp. 880-881
The Emperor's New Mind. Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics.
Roger Penrose
Review author[s]: Wojciech H. Zurek
Russians on the Psyche, pp. 881-883
Russian Psychology. A Critical History.
David Joravsky
Review author[s]: Sheila Fitzpatrick
Radical Anatomy, pp. 883-884
The Politics of Evolution. Morphology, Medicine, and Reform in Radical London.
Adrian Desmond
Review author[s]: William Montgomery
Burt Again, pp. 884-886
The Burt Affair.
Robert B. Joynson
Review author[s]: Leila Zenderland
The Discourse of Primatology, pp. 886-887
Primate Visions. Gender, Race, and Nature in the World of Modern Science.
Donna Haraway
Review author[s]: George E. Marcus
The Productivity Question, pp. 887-889
Productivity and American Leadership. The Long View.
William J. Baumol; Sue Anne Batey Blackman; Edward N. Wolff
Review author[s]: Lance E. Davis
Ventures Before MITI, pp. 889-891
Managing Industrial Enterprise. Cases from Japan's Prewar Experience.
William D. Wray
Review author[s]: Thomas K. McCraw
Organizations and Careers, pp. 891-892
The Bureaucratic Labor Market. The Case of the Federal Civil Service.
Thomas A. DiPrete
Review author[s]: William P. Bridges
A Cooperative Innovation, p. 892
The American Synthetic Rubber Research Program.
Peter J. T. Morris
Review author[s]: John K. Smith
Words About Invention, pp. 892-894
Inventing for Fun and Profit.
Jacob Rabinow
Review author[s]: Henry Petroski
Technology of the Ubiquitous, pp. 894-895
The Pencil. A History of Design and Circumstance.
Henry Petroski
Review author[s]: Robert Friedel
Policy Shortfalls, pp. 895-896
The Environmental Protection Agency. Asking the Wrong Questions.
Marc K. Landy; Marc J. Roberts; Stephen R. Thomas
Review author[s]: Sheila Jasanoff
A Move for Protection, pp. 896-897
Pure Food. Securing the Federal Food and Drugs Act of 1906.
James Harvey Young
Review author[s]: John A. Heitmann
Considering the Ants, pp. 897-898
The Ants.
Bert Hölldobler; Edward O. Wilson
Review author[s]: Nigel R. Franks
Cephalopodologie, pp. 898-899
Traité de Zoologie. Anatomie, Systématique, Biologie.
Pierre P. Grasse
Review author[s]: Clyde F. E. Roper
Horse Sense, pp. 899-900
The Evolution of Perissodactyls.
Donald R. Prothero; Robert B. Schoch
Review author[s]: Leonard Krishtalka
A Death in the Pleistocene, pp. 900-901
Frozen Fauna of the Mammoth Steppe. The Story of Blue Babe.
R. Dale Guthrie
Review author[s]: S. David Webb
Muller's Ratchet, p. 901
Sex and Death in Protozoa. The History of an Obsession.
Graham Bell
Review author[s]: Richard E. Lenski
Feathered Models, pp. 901-902
American Warblers. An Ecological and Behavioral Perspective.
Douglas H. Morse
Review author[s]: Richard T. Holmes
Foundations of Planktology, pp. 902-904
Biological Oceanography. An Early History, 1870-1960.
Eric L. Mills
Review author[s]: W. H. Berger
Geophysical Interplays, pp. 904-905
El Niño, La Niña, and the Southern Oscillation.
S. George Philander
Review author[s]: Carl Wunsch
A Deep-Sea Quest, p. 905
Gorda Ridge. A Seafloor Spreading Center in the United States' Exclusive Economic Zone.
Gregory R. McMurray
Review author[s]: Tj. H. Van Andel
The San Historicized, pp. 905-907
Land Filled with Flies. A Political Economy of the Kalahari.
Edwin N. Wilmsen
Review author[s]: Pauline Peters
Adventure and Ethnography, pp. 907-908
A Victorian Earl in the Arctic. The Travels and Collections of the Fifth Earl of Lonsdale, 1888-89.
Shepard Krech III
Review author[s]: Edwin S. Hall
A Chinatown Assemblage, pp. 908-909
The Chinese of Early Tucson. Historic Archaeology from the Tucson Urban Renewal Project.
Florence C. Lister; Robert H. Lister
Review author[s]: Robert L. Schuyler
Books Reviewed in Science 19 May 1989 through 11 May 1990, pp. 909-911


Back Matter (21 pp.)

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