The SciencesMay 1, 1996
From the Editors
Stories by John Rennie
John Rennie is a former editor in chief of Scientific American.
The SciencesApril 1, 1996
Changing to Stay the Same
TechnologyMarch 1, 1996
Letter from the Editor, March 1996
The SciencesFebruary 1, 1996
Letter from the Editors, February 1996
The SciencesJanuary 1, 1996
Letter from the Editors, January 1996
The SciencesDecember 1, 1995
Letter from the Editor, December 1995
The SciencesNovember 1, 1995
Letter from the Editor
TechnologySeptember 1, 1995
The Uncertainties of Technological Innovation
Even the greatest ideas and inventions can flounder, whereas more modest steps forward sometimes change the world
HealthOctober 1, 1994
Making Drugs Count
A new test could customize therapies--and boost profits
Mind & BrainOctober 1, 1994
Fishy Repair Jobs
To fix a damaged neuron, kill some other brain cells
HealthSeptember 1, 1994
Borrowed Savagery
Interloping viral genes may cause lethal strep infections
The SciencesAugust 1, 1994
Darwin's Current Bulldog
HealthJuly 1, 1994
Immortal's Enzyme
By rebuilding their eroding DNA, cancer cells stay young
HealthJune 1, 1994
Grading the Gene Tests
From just a snippet of DNA, geneticists can sometimes forecast a patient's health. But ethical problems surrounding this testing are as ominous as the diseases themselves
EvolutionApril 1, 1994
Super Sonic
A gene named for a video game guides development
The SciencesMarch 1, 1994
Biocatalysts Turn Rings around the Competition
The SciencesMarch 1, 1994
Gene Rich, Cash Poor
The genome project has plenty of findings but not dollars
HealthFebruary 1, 1994
Too Little, Too Late?
A treatment for heart attack may be dangerously underused
EvolutionNovember 1, 1993
Insects are Forever
Staying power, not flower power, made bugs diverse
HealthSeptember 1, 1993
Malignant Mimicry
False estrogens may cause cancer and lower sperm counts
HealthAugust 1, 1993
Who is Normal?
Is trying to "fix" a disability sometimes a mistake?
HealthJuly 1, 1993
Healing Hearing
Regrowing damaged ear cells might eventually cure deafness
HealthJune 1, 1993
David's Victory
Gene causing "bubble boy" illness is finally found
The SciencesJune 1, 1993
SNAPs and SNAREs
Protein hooks help vesicles grab cell membranes