Week ended 31 March 2000

Genetics: Chipping away at the causes of aging
(Science, 31 March 2000)
Science Interview -- In the crossfire: Collins on genomes, patents, and "rivalry"
(Science, 31 March 2000)
Patent suit pits postdoc against former mentor
(Science, 31 March 2000)
Three knockout mice, see how they cower
(ScienceNOW, 31 March 2000)
Neandertal DNA spells separate origins
(ScienceNOW, 28 March 2000)
Gene weakens resistance to cancer bug
(ScienceNOW, 28 March 2000)
Drug-resistant TB on the rise
(ScienceNOW, 27 March 2000)
Week ended 24 March 2000

- Special Feature: The Drosophila Genome
(Science, 24 March 2000)
- Ideas fly at gene-finding jamboree
Are sequencers ready to "annotate" the human genome?
Biotechnology: How a bland statement sent stocks sprawling
(Science, 24 March 2000)
Proteomics: Can Celera do it again?
(Science, 24 March 2000)
Fruit fly genome yields disease genes
(ScienceNOW, 23 March 2000)
A fly model for Parkinson's Disease
(ScienceNOW, 22 March 2000)
Sweet victory for taste researchers
(ScienceNOW, 21 March 2000)
Week ended 17 March 2000

- Special Feature: Drug Discovery
(Science, 17 March 2000)
- When pharma merges, R&D is the dowry
Structural genomics offers high-speed look at proteins
Early successes hint at big payoff, but the road to new drugs is long
Malaria researchers wait for industry to join fight
U.S., Europe, Japan look to speed up drug reviews
SNP mappers confront reality and find it daunting
(Science, 17 March 2000)
Cancer researcher sacked for alleged fraud
(Science, 17 March 2000)
Genome sequencing: Clinton and Blair back rapid release of data
(Science, 17 March 2000)
On the hunt for a wolf in sheep's clothing
(Science, 17 March 2000)
Writing scrapie's coda, codon by codon?
(Science, 17 March 2000)
Gene silencer shared by many organisms
(ScienceNOW, 16 March 2000)
Animal research: Celebrities wanted
(ScienceNOW, 15 March 2000)
Japan gets tough on human cloning
(ScienceNOW, 15 March 2000)
Week ended 10 March 2000

Genome sequencing: Talks of public-private deal end in acrimony
(Science, 10 March 2000)
Canada: Strong economy lifts some research boats
(Science, 10 March 2000)
Tracing leptin's partners in regulating body weight
(Science, 10 March 2000)
Is leptin a 'thrifty' hormone in muscle and fat?
(Science, 10 March 2000)
Gene treatment for hemophilia shows promise
(ScienceNOW, 10 March 2000)
Cell death generates the hottest papers
(ScienceNOW, 8 March 2000)
Do cold babies become fat adults?
(ScienceNOW, 7 March 2000)
Week ended 3 March 2000

Novel protein delivers HIV to target cells
(Science, 3 March 2000)
Stem cells: Protest leads Europeans to confess patent error
(Science, 3 March 2000)
Microbial genomics: Culling genes early yields rich harvest
(Science, 3 March 2000)
Conflict of interest: NEJM admits breaking its own tough rules
(Science, 3 March 2000)
Asilomar revisited: Lessons for today?
(Science, 3 March 2000)
NASA biology research under fire
(ScienceNOW, 1 March 2000)
Panel urges boost for global health
(ScienceNOW, 28 February 2000)
Week ended 25 February 2000

- Special Feature: Stem Cell Research and Ethics
(Science, 25 February 2000)
- Can old cells learn new tricks?
The business of stem cells
Fetal neuron grafts pave the way for stem cell therapies
Fruit fly genome yields data and a validation
(Science, 25 February 2000)
HHS probes genesis of gene sequencer
(Science, 25 February 2000)
Patent on HIV receptor provokes an outcry
(Science, 25 February 2000)
Spider genes reveal flexible design
(Science, 25 February 2000)
New corn plant draws fire from GM food opponents
(Science, 25 February 2000)
The brains behind the face
(ScienceNOW, 24 February 2000)
Week ended 18 February 2000

Mouse sequencers take up the shotgun
(Science, 18 February 2000)
Cell biology: New clue to age control in yeast
(Science, 18 February 2000)
U.K. plans major medical DNA database
(Science, 18 February 2000)
New genetic tricks to rejuvenate ailing livers
(Science, 18 February 2000)
Controversy claims CDC lab chief
(Science, 18 February 2000)
Patent Office may raise the bar on gene claims
(Science, 18 February 2000)
Suicide prevention to treat MS?
(ScienceNOW, 18 February 2000)
Some organisms tidy up their genomes
(ScienceNOW, 15 February 2000)
Quantity is key for Hox genes
(ScienceNOW, 14 February 2000)
Frozen DNA of the forebears
(ScienceNOW, 14 February 2000)
Week ended 11 February 2000

Scientific advice: Academies get together to tackle the big issues
(Science, 11 February 2000)
Wisconsin to distribute embryonic cell lines
(Science, 11 February 2000)
Stem cells: Report would open up research in Japan
(Science, 11 February 2000)
Start-up claims a slice of Iceland's gene pie
(Science, 11 February 2000)
Balancing the science budget
(Science, 11 February 2000)
Plan to reduce number of new grants tempers enthusiasm for NIH budget hike
(Science, 11 February 2000)
Up, down, and sideways: How other research agencies fared
(Science, 11 February 2000)
AIDS research: Vaccine studies stymied by shortage of animals
(Science, 11 February 2000)
Designing enzymes to spec
(ScienceNOW, 11 February 2000)
President signs genetic discrimination ban
(ScienceNOW, 8 February 2000)
DNA test to thwart tiger trade?
(ScienceNOW, 7 February 2000)
New and improved package for gene therapy
(ScienceNOW, 7 February 2000)
Week ended 4 February 2000

2001 budget: How NSF came up with the biggest boost in its history
(Science, 4 February 2000)
Biotechnology: Both sides claim victory in trade pact
(Science, 4 February 2000)
Cancer research: A face-off over tumor blood supply
(Science, 4 February 2000)
Plant biotech: Consumer power heralds hard times for researchers
(Science, 4 February 2000)
Gene chip predicts outcome of cancer therapy
(ScienceNOW, 3 February 2000)
Could testosterone ward off Alzheimer's?
(ScienceNOW, 2 February 2000)
Candied cells have longer shelf life
(ScienceNOW, 1 February 2000)
Gene silencer linked to cancer
(ScienceNOW, 31 January 2000)
President hands out Science and Technology Medals
(ScienceNOW, 31 January 2000)
Biotech treaty finally agreed upon
(ScienceNOW, 31 January 2000)
Week ended 28 January 2000

2001 budget: Clinton seeks 'major lift' in U.S. research programs
(Science, 28 January 2000)
Company gets rights to cloned human embryos
(Science, 28 January 2000)
Generating new yeast prions
(Science, 28 January 2000)
Publishers discuss European E-print site
(Science, 28 January 2000)
FDA halts all gene therapy trials at Penn
(Science, 28 January 2000)
NIH cuts deal on use of OncoMouse
(Science, 28 January 2000)
Pasteur Institute: New chief promises renewal and openness
(Science, 28 January 2000)
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meeting: An integrative science finds a home
(Science, 28 January 2000)
Tumor cells break free at Snail's pace
(ScienceNOW, 28 January 2000)
The body plan of modern life
(ScienceNOW, 27 January 2000)
Discerning taste
(ScienceNOW, 26 January 2000)
Helping plants beat the heat
(ScienceNOW, 24 January 2000)
Butterfly's genetic brushwork
(ScienceNOW, 24 January 2000)
Longer life for bypass grafts?
(ScienceNOW, 24 January 2000)
Week ended 21 January 2000

Agricultural research: Windfall breeds fresh but vulnerable crop of grants
(Science, 21 January 2000)
European Union: Getting researchers to pull together
(Science, 21 January 2000)
Reaping the plant gene harvest
(Science, 21 January 2000)
New incentives lure Chinese talent back home
(Science, 21 January 2000)
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology: Integrating the many aspects of biology
(Science, 21 January 2000)
Scientists issue plea for peers in clinics
(ScienceNOW, 20 January 2000)
Chimp deaths spark negligence charges
(ScienceNOW, 19 January 2000)
Swiss opt for lighter GMO regulation
(ScienceNOW, 19 January 2000)
Getting prions back in shape
(ScienceNOW, 18 January 2000)
Week ended 14 January 2000

Fetal tissue research: Antiabortion groups target neuroscience study at Nebraska
(Science, 14 January 2000)
Evolution: Nature steers a predictable course
(Science, 14 January 2000)
Budget doubling in view for Indian R&D
(Science, 14 January 2000)
Step closer to RNA world
(ScienceNOW, 12 January 2000)
Viral culprit in Lou Gehrig's Disease?
(ScienceNOW, 12 January 2000)
Human genome 90% done, says company
(ScienceNOW, 10 January 2000)
Week ended 7 January 2000

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: CDC struggles to recover from debacle over earmark
(Science, 7 January 2000)
Kinesin movements revealed
(Science, 7 January 2000)
Postdocs: Academy plans guide to improve status
(Science, 7 January 2000)
Human prion protein pictured
(ScienceNOW, 5 January 2000)
Faulty education makes T cells misbehave
(ScienceNOW, 4 January 2000)
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