Stories by T. M. B.

A U.S. agency uses science to fight wildlife bandits

The "assassin of youth" points to a new pharmacology

AIDS activists accelerate alternative approaches

Burning chemical weapons is no simple process

The Soviets hope the U.S. kicks in to an international project

An enigmatic reptile reveals sophisticated homing

Hubble's first photo promises better to come

Growth strategy protects a snail from its predators

Could a British cattle disease infect U.S. herds?

A study raises the specter of an effect on offspring

Stroking plants turns on their genes

A mammoth assessment fails to find all the answers

East Germany's liberated scientists regroup

Doing agricultural genetics in the marketplace

Science's new voice at the White House speaks out

A famed living fossil may finally face extinction

How much fun would it be to live forever?

Does the immune system allow transplants that seem familiar?

School science remains a national humiliation

The experimental use of fetal tissue sparks bitter debate

Biologists mobilize to chart vanishing species

A data base compiles human anatomy slice by slice

Experiments suggest mutations are not always random after all