This Week in Science

Editor summaries of this week's papers.
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Editorial:
Bioterrorism Defense Priorities

Thomas May and Ross Silverman
Science 4 July 2003: 17.
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Editors' Choice

Highlights of the recent literature.
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NetWatch

Best of the Web in science.
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 NEW PRODUCTS

Science 4 July 2003: 108.

News of the Week

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH:
VA Shaken by Plan to Cut Grants, Cultivate the 'Stars'

Jennifer Couzin
Science 4 July 2003: 24-25.
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ARCHAEOLOGY:
Afghani Restoration Lags; Looting Proceeds Apace

Andrew Lawler
Science 4 July 2003: 25.
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NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH:
Congress Wants Studies of Nanotech's 'Dark Side'

David Malakoff
Science 4 July 2003: 27.
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U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY:
Reentry Eased for Government Grantees

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
Science 4 July 2003: 28.
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CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT:
House Questions Awards to NIH Officials

Eliot Marshall
Science 4 July 2003: 28.
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ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING:
Who Owns, Who Pays? U.K., U.S. Offer Answers for Journals

David Malakoff and Daniel Bachtold
Science 4 July 2003: 29.
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MICROBIOLOGY:
Pods Invade Infected Bladders

Dan Ferber
Science 4 July 2003: 31.
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SOLAR PHYSICS:
SOHO Scientists See the Light After All

Daniel Clery
Science 4 July 2003: 31.
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ScienceScope

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Random Samples

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News Focus

NUCLEAR WEAPONS:
New Nukes Revive Old Debate

David Malakoff
Science 4 July 2003: 32-34.
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NUCLEAR WEAPONS:
Russia Revives Sagging Research Program

Paul Webster
Science 4 July 2003: 34.
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BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH:
Revolution or Evolution for French Science?

Peter Follette and Barbara Casassus
Science 4 July 2003: 35-36.
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BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH:
Looks Can Be Deceptive

Barbara Casassus
Science 4 July 2003: 35.
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CARCINOGENS:
Lashed by Critics, WHO's Cancer Agency Begins a New Regime

Dan Ferber
Science 4 July 2003: 36-37.
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NORA VOLKOW PROFILE:
New Head of Drug Institute Is Wired for Action

Jocelyn Kaiser
Science 4 July 2003: 39-40.
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NEUROSCIENCE:
Insulin Insults May Spur Alzheimer's Disease

Gary Taubes
Science 4 July 2003: 40-41.
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Letters

This Week's Letters

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 Liability and the Hydrogen Economy

Russell Moy
Science 4 July 2003: 47.
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 Modeling Marine Protected Areas

James N. Sanchirico, Richard Stoffle, Kenny Broad, Liana Talaue-McManus;, Enric Sala, Octavio Aburto-Oropeza, Gustavo Paredes, Ivan Parra, Juan C. Barrera, and Paul K. Dayton
Science 4 July 2003: 47-49.
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Books et al.

GEOSCIENCE:
Clouded Picture of a Big Bang

Tom Simkin and Richard S. Fiske
Science 4 July 2003: 50-51.
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HISTORY OF SCIENCE:
Stratigraphy's Founding Saint

Keith S. Thomson
Science 4 July 2003: 51.
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 Books Received

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Essays on Science and Society

PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE:
Natural Enemies--Metaphor or Misconception?

Matthew K. Chew and Manfred D. Laubichler
Science 4 July 2003: 52-53.
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Perspectives

OPTICS:
Collapsing Light Really Shines

Alexander L. Gaeta
Science 4 July 2003: 54-55.
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CHEMISTRY:
So That's How It's Done--Maybe

G. Jeffery Leigh
Science 4 July 2003: 55-56.
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GEOCHEMISTRY:
A New Story from the Ol' Man River

Venugopalan Ittekkot
Science 4 July 2003: 56-58.
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EVOLUTION:
Enhanced: Evolutionary Danger for Rainforest Species

Derek Roff
Science 4 July 2003: 58-59.
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BIOMEDICINE:
Ataxin-1 Regulators in the Spotlight

Nathaniel Heintz
Science 4 July 2003: 59-60.
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Review

White-Light Filaments for Atmospheric Analysis

J. Kasparian, M. Rodriguez, G. Méjean, J. Yu, E. Salmon, H. Wille, R. Bourayou, S. Frey, Y.-B. André, A. Mysyrowicz, R. Sauerbrey, J.-P. Wolf, and L. Wöste
Science 4 July 2003: 61-64.
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Brevia

 Acclimation Capacity Underlies Susceptibility to Climate Change

Jonathon H. Stillman
Science 4 July 2003: 65.
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Research Articles

Control of Axon Branch Dynamics by Correlated Activity in Vivo

Edward S. Ruthazer, Colin J. Akerman, and Hollis T. Cline
Science 4 July 2003: 66-70.
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Finding Functional Features in Saccharomyces Genomes by Phylogenetic Footprinting

Paul Cliften, Priya Sudarsanam, Ashwin Desikan, Lucinda Fulton, Bob Fulton, John Majors, Robert Waterston, Barak A. Cohen, and Mark Johnston
Science 4 July 2003: 71-76.
Published online 29 May 2003 [DOI: 10.1126/science.1084337] (in Science Express Research Articles)
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Reports

Catalytic Reduction of Dinitrogen to Ammonia at a Single Molybdenum Center

Dmitry V. Yandulov and Richard R. Schrock
Science 4 July 2003: 76-78.
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Desulfurization of Transportation Fuels with Zeolites Under Ambient Conditions

Ralph T. Yang, Arturo J. Hernández-Maldonado, and Frances H. Yang
Science 4 July 2003: 79-81.
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Effects of Basal Debris on Glacier Flow

Neal R. Iverson, Denis Cohen, Thomas S. Hooyer, Urs H. Fischer, Miriam Jackson, Peter L. Moore, Gaute Lappegard, and Jack Kohler
Science 4 July 2003: 81-84.
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Evolution of Planetary Cores and the Earth-Moon System from Nb/Ta Systematics

Carsten Münker, Jörg A. Pfänder, Stefan Weyer, Anette Büchl, Thorsten Kleine, and Klaus Mezger
Science 4 July 2003: 84-87.
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Increase in the Export of Alkalinity from North America's Largest River

Peter A. Raymond and Jonathan J. Cole
Science 4 July 2003: 88-91.
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Pharmacological Modulation of Perceptual Learning and Associated Cortical Reorganization

Hubert R. Dinse, Patrick Ragert, Burkhard Pleger, Peter Schwenkreis, and Martin Tegenthoff
Science 4 July 2003: 91-94.
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Role of Raf in Vascular Protection from Distinct Apoptotic Stimuli

Alireza Alavi, John D. Hood, Ricardo Frausto, Dwayne G. Stupack, and David A. Cheresh
Science 4 July 2003: 94-96.
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NompC TRP Channel Required for Vertebrate Sensory Hair Cell Mechanotransduction

Samuel Sidi, Rainer W. Friedrich, and Teresa Nicolson
Science 4 July 2003: 96-99.
Published online 12 June 2003 [DOI: 10.1126/science.1084370] (in Science Express Reports)
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Low Potential for Climatic Stress Adaptation in a Rainforest Drosophila Species

A. A. Hoffmann, R. J. Hallas, J. A. Dean, and M. Schiffer
Science 4 July 2003: 100-102.
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Inferring Genetic Networks and Identifying Compound Mode of Action via Expression Profiling

Timothy S. Gardner, Diego di Bernardo, David Lorenz, and James J. Collins
Science 4 July 2003: 102-105.
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Intracellular Bacterial Biofilm-Like Pods in Urinary Tract Infections

Gregory G. Anderson, Joseph J. Palermo, Joel D. Schilling, Robyn Roth, John Heuser, and Scott J. Hultgren
Science 4 July 2003: 105-107.
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Technical Comments

 Comment on "A Green Algal Apicoplast Ancestor"

Ross F. Waller, Patrick J. Keeling, Giel G. van Dooren, and Geoffrey I. McFadden
Science 4 July 2003: 49.
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 Response to Comment on "A Green Algal Apicoplast Ancestor"

Soledad Funes, Edgar Davidson, Adrián Reyes-Prieto, Susana Magallón, Pascal Herion, Michael P. King, and Diego González-Halphen
Science 4 July 2003: 49.
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