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Previous Issue: New Series, Vol. 258, No. 5079, Genome Issue, Oct. 2, 1992
Next Issue: New Series, Vol. 258, No. 5081, Oct. 16, 1992
Front Matter (45 pp.)
Editorial: The Dimensions of the Brain, p. 199
- Daniel E. Koshland, Jr.
Policy Forum
- Rational Science, Irrational Reality: A Congressional Perspective on Basic Research and Society, pp. 200-201
- George E. Brown, Jr.
Letters
- Drugs from Third World Plants: The Future, pp. 203-204
- Carl Djerassi
- Space Station Freedom, pp. 204-205
- Robert W. Phillips
- Landsats Old and New, p. 205
- Alden P. Colvocoresses
Corrections and Clarifications: Block of Ca 2+ wave Ca 2+ Oscillation by Antibody to the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor in Fertilized Hamster Eggs, p. 205
ScienceScope, p. 207
- David P. Hamilton
News and Comment
- R&D Budget Collides With the Deficit, pp. 208-209
- Eliot Marshall; David P. Hamilton
- Top HHS Lawyer Seeks to Block NIH, pp. 209-210
- Leslie Roberts
- Did Political Clout Win Vaccine Trial for MicroGeneSys?, p. 211
- Jon Cohen
- HHS `Violence Initiative' Caught in a Crossfire, pp. 212-213
- Richard Stone
- Violence Epidemiologists Test The Hazards of Gun Ownership, pp. 213-215
- Gary Taubes
Research News
- The Brain Remaps Its Own Contours, pp. 216-218
- Marcia Barinaga
- New Optimism Blooms for Developing Treatments, pp. 218-220
- John Travis
- A Revisionist Timetable for The Ice Ages, pp. 220-221
- Richard A. Kerr
- Deep-Living Microbes Mount A Relentless Attack on Rock, p. 222
- Tim Appenzeller
Random Samples, p. 223
- Constance Holden
Perspectives: Focus on Neuroscience
- Dividing Up the Neocortex, pp. 237-238
- Carla J. Shatz
- Circadian Clock Genes Are Ticking, pp. 238-240
- Joseph S. Takahashi
- Ion Channel Structure and Function, pp. 240-241
- Christopher Miller
- Bench to Bedside: The Glutamate Connection, pp. 241-243
- Dennis W. Choi
- Are Adult Learning Mechanisms Also Used for Development?, pp. 243-245
- Eric R. Kandel; Thomas J. O'Dell
- The Physiology of Memory: Recordings of Things Past, pp. 245-246
- Robert Desimone
Continuous 500,000-Year Climate Record from Vein Calcite in Devils Hole, Nevada, pp. 255-260
- Isaac J. Winograd; Tyler B. Coplen; Jurate M. Landwehr; Alan C. Riggs; Kenneth R. Ludwig; Barney J. Szabo; Peter T. Kolesar; Kinga M. Revesz
Rodent Carcinogens: Setting Priorities, pp. 261-265
- Lois Swirsky Gold; Thomas H. Slone; Bonnie R. Stern; Neela B. Manley; Bruce N. Ames
Reports
- Compositional Trends in Rock-Forming Elements of Comet Halley Dust, pp. 266-269
- M. N. Fomenkova; J. F. Kerridge; K. Marti; L.-A. McFadden
- X-ray Laser Microscopy of Rat Sperm Nuclei, pp. 269-271
- L. B. Da Silva; J. E. Trebes; R. Balhorn; S. Mrowka; E. Anderson; D. T. Attwood; T. W. Barbee, Jr.; J. Brase; M. Corzett; J. Gray; J. A. Koch; C. Lee; D. Kern; R. A. London; B. J. MacGowan; D. L. Matthews; G. Stone
- Room-Temperature, Electric Field-Induced Creation of Stable Devices in CulnSe2 Crystals, pp. 271-274
- David Cahen; Jean-Marc Gilet; Claus Schmitz; Leonid Chernyak; Konstantin Gartsman; Abram Jakubowicz
- Observations of the Liquid-Crystal Analog of the Abrikosov Phase, pp. 275-278
- K. J. Ihn; J. A. N. Zasadzinski; R. Pindak; A. J. Slaney; J. Goodby
- Microbial Control of Silicate Weathering in Organic-Rich Ground Water, pp. 278-281
- Franz K. Hiebert; Philip C. Bennett
- Fault Zone Connectivity: Slip Rates on Faults in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, pp. 281-284
- Roger Bilham; Paul Bodin
- Mass-Spectrometric 230 Th- 234 U- 238 U Dating of the Devils Hole Calcite Vein, pp. 284-287
- Kenneth R. Ludwig; Kathleen R. Simmons; Barney J. Szabo; Isaac J. Winograd; Jurate M. Landwehr; Alan C. Riggs; Ray J. Hoffman
- Regulation of the Amount of Starch in Plant Tissues by ADP Glucose Purophosphorylase, pp. 287-292
- David M. Stark; Kurt P. Timmerman; Gerard F. Barry; Jack Preiss; Ganesh M. Kishore
- Intercellular Propagation of Calcium Waves Mediated by Inositol Trisphosphate, pp. 292-295
- Scott Boitano; Ellen R. Dirksen; Michael J. Sanderson
- Inhibition of Neutrophil Chemokinesis on Vitronectin by Inhibitors of Calcineurin, pp. 296-299
- Bill Hendey; Claude B. Klee; Frederick R. Maxfield
- Diverse Migratory Pathways in the Developing Cerebral Cortex, pp. 299-302
- Nancy A. O'Rourke; Michael E. Dailey; Stephen J. Smith; Susan K. McConnell
- Prevention of Programmed Cell Death of Sympathetic Neurons by the bcl-2 Proto-Oncogene, pp. 302-304
- Irène Garcia; Isabelle Martinou; Yoshihide Tsujimoto; Jean-Claude Martinou
- Release of Alzheimer Amyloid Precursor Derivatives Stimulated by Activation of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors, pp. 304-307
- Roger M. Nitsch; Barbara E. Slack; Richard J. Wurtman; John H. Growdon
- Acetylcholine Receptor Channel Structure Probed in Cysteine-Substitution Mutants, pp. 307-310
- Myles H. Akabas; David A. Stauffer; Ming Xu; Arthur Karlin
- Calcium Channels Coupled to Glutamate Release Identified by ω-Aga-IVA, pp. 310-313
- Timothy J. Turner; Michael E. Adams; Kathleen Dunlap
- Effects of Kinesin Mutations on Neuronal Functions, pp. 313-316
- M. Gho; K. McDonald; B. Ganetzky; W. M. Saxton
Technical Comments
- The Dispersion of Neuronal Clones Across the Cerebral Cortex, pp. 317-320
- Thomas B. L. Kirkwood; Jack Price; Elizabeth A. Grove; Christopher Walsh; Constance L. Cepko; Elizabeth F. Ryder; George M. Church; Cliff Tabin
Book Reviews
- A Publicist for Pragmatism, pp. 333-334
- A Scientist's Voice in American Culture. Simon Newcomb and the Rhetoric of Scientific Method.
- Albert E. Moyer
- Review author[s]: Timothy L. Alborn
- Medicalizations, pp. 334-335
- Framing Disease. Studies in Cultural History.
- Charles E. Rosenberg; Janet Golden
- Review author[s]: Peter Conrad
- Cosmic Backgrounds, p. 335
- The Early Observable Universe from Diffuse Backgrounds.
- B. Rocca-Volmerange; J. M. Deharveng; J. Tran Thanh Van
- Review author[s]: Grant J. Mathews
- The Smectic C* Phase, pp. 335-336
- Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals. Principles, Properties, and Applications.
- J. W. Goodby; Robert Blinc; Noel A. Clark; Sven T. Lagerwall; M. A. Osipov; S. A. Pikin; Takao Sakurai; Katsumi Yoshino; Boštjan Žekš
- Review author[s]: Harald Pleiner
- Books Received, pp. 336-337
Back Matter (31 pp.)
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