The SciencesAugust 28, 2000
Down Memory Limbo
New research shows that between fear and recall
lies a no-man's-land where long-term memories can vanish
Stories by Julia Karow
The SciencesAugust 14, 2000
When Sperm Meets Egg
The sex life of sea urchins shows that the answer to fertility is NO
HealthAugust 1, 2000
DNA Junk and Lupus
HealthJuly 5, 2000
Battling Lyme Disease
Most experts maintain the Lyme vaccine's risks are small, but a few patients don't think so
TechnologyJuly 1, 2000
Nanobending
The SciencesJune 26, 2000
Interview with Paul Nurse
This biologist has followed his interests from "fur and feather" to cell cycles and cancer control
The SciencesMay 29, 2000
Stopping Prions from Going Mad
Researchers scramble to learn how to disarm the infectious agents behind mad cow disease, scrapie and their human counterpart, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
EnvironmentMay 1, 2000
Interview with Roderick MacKinnon
The winner of last year's Lasker Award discusses some of Mother Nature's finest architecture
The SciencesApril 24, 2000
The Human Genome Race
A tale of the Tortoise and the Hare... and the fly and the worm and the mouse
The SciencesApril 3, 2000
Plastic Bodies On Display
Do plastinated corpses cross the line between science education and desecration?