Stories by Philip E. Ross

Critics warned of bad experiments and false hope. But Denise Faustman seems to be right about a strategy to regrow insulin-making cells killed off in diabetes

M.I.T. breeds viruses that coat themselves in selected substances, then self-assemble into such devices as liquid crystals, nanowires and electrodes

Studies of the mental processes of chess grandmasters have revealed clues to how people become experts in other fields as well

What's all that gray matter good for, anyway?

Getting a diabetic pancreas to regrow its islets

Numerical reasoning seems independent of language

Words mold many aspects of thought, says linguist Paul Kay, but not all aspects. The proof lies in the names the world's languages give to colors

Can't clone a Tyrannosaur? Then try chicken pox

Insulin-secreting implants approach human testing

Will statistical analysis of DNA pinpoint human origins ?

Mass production of carbon cylinders sparks interest

A two-stroke engine without the blues

Dogs that can't stop grooming provide clues to obsessions

Nucleic acids and proteins trapped in ancient mummies and still more ancient bones can serve as time capsules of history. Molecular biologists are beginning to unlock their secrets.

An old language theory regains its authority

Fullerenes may form the finest, toughest fibers yet

Eve's family tree may have a few branches from Adam