Stories by Carol Ezzell

Anatomy and Sexual Dysfunction

Age of the Clones

The Business of the Human Genome

Beyond the Human Genome

With all of the DNA that codes for a human in hand, the challenge then becomes what to make of it. Some of the first fruits will come from a new field called proteomics

Africa's Suffering

The Biologist and the Cathedral

Who wants to give away a million dollars?
This 1999 Nobelist does--to rebuild one of Germany's Baroque landmarks

Care for a Dying Continent

In Zimbabwe--where AIDS is prematurely killing a generation of adults--counselors and researchers struggle against social customs, viral resourcefulness and despair.

BRAIN TERRAIN

Mapping the functions of various areas of the human brain is difficult--and controversial

JUMBO TROUBLE

Is it time to cull some elephant populations in southern Africa and sell the ivory?

The Nobel Prizes for 1999

Explanations of the science underlying the world's most prestigious awards for physics, chemistry and physiology plus a look at the prizes for peace, won by a physicians organization, and economics...

DEATH OF A VACCINE?

People with weakened HIV are getting sick, quelling enthusiasm for a live AIDS vaccine

IT CAME FROM THE DEEP

Scientists warn of outbreaks stemming from the ocean abyss

ADAM'S RIB?

Broadening Viagra's reach may elucidate the physiology of female sexuality

Leaping Leptin

Evidence of the fat-regulating hormone is turning up in immune system cells and blood vessel linings

Down Detection

New blood and ultrasound tests for Down syndrome might reduce the need for amniocentesis

Starving Tumors of Their Lifeblood

No, Judah Folkman probably won't cure cancer in two years. He says he simply hopes to render it a manageable, chronic disease

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Fetal cells that sneak into a mother's blood could be the cause of an autoimmune disease