Stories by Alison McCook

Women in Biotechnology: Barred from the Boardroom

The number of women in scientific research is going up, but men still rule in places where academia crosses into industry

She's 11, Going on 2,500: What an Average Ancient Greek Looked Like

Museumgoers get their first glimpse of an average resident of ancient Greece

Lifting the Screen

An accurate test is not always the best way to find cancer

As Good as Old

Watered-Down Mars

Virtual Voyage Through the Body

A clever combination of detailed imaging and graphics software creates virtual endoscopy: a non-invasive peek inside the body

Breaking and Entering

Gene Fiends?

Early to Rise

Score One for Natural Selection

The Nobel Prizes for 2001

In October the Royal Swedish Academy marked the centennial of the Nobel Prizes. The laureates in each field received a portion of 10 million Swedish kronor, or about $957,000.

Iron Deficiency

New Kid on the Block

A Warmer Superconductor?

Road Rage

Infectious Selection

When Fish is not Brain Food

Napoleon's Revenge

In The U.S., Height Hits Its Head On The Genetic Ceiling

Dwindling Albedo

Born Again