Stories by John Benditt

A defective receptor may cause pygmies to be short

Is HIV spreading at epidemic rates in the inner cities?

DNA from a 7,OOO-year-old brain opens new vistas in prehistory

The Neanderthals may not have buried their dead after all

A recent survey casts doubt on evidence for early use of fire

A recent survey suggests that syphilis is a New World disease

Developmental DNA sequences are found in puzzling places

Inheritance may have a role in most colorectal cancers

The benefits of surgery decrease with time

Some progress is being made, but HIV still outwits therapy

What gives a cell form may also control its genes

The Americas may have been populated 30,000 years ago

A piece of an AIDS-virus protein holds out promise for a vaccine

Earliest image of the Stars and Stripes is found in New Jersey

Chimps and human beings may be nearest relatives

Or why the Mesoamericans never got on a roll

Compounds tailored to fool bacteria may augment the antibiotic arsenal