Current perspectives in biology - Cummings, Shelly (Minneapolis, Minnesota West Publishing, 1996)
How does nature keep time? : scientists make progress in unraveling the mysteries of biologival clocks / by David L. Wheeler -- Rave drug may damage the brain: the risks of recreational drugs / by Peter Aldhous -- The once and future scourge : flesh-eating streptococcus / by Lisa Seachrist -- Take one animo acid : understanding the molecular machinery of life / by Robert Langreth -- The secret of life : the metabolic pathway of life / by Harold J. Morowitz -- a new twist to the cell cycle : protein destruction checkpoints that control the cell cycle / by Marcia Barinage -- Kim's coils : the amazing world of proteins / by John Karapelou -- Locking HIV out of our genes: drug targeting for HIV / by Philip Cohen -- What the double helix (1953) has meant for basic biochemical science : a discussion of how a landmark discovery changes the science world / by Joshua Lederberg -- Amgen faces weighty task with fat-reduction drug : fat-loss drug shows promise for the obese / by Barry Stavro -- Breast cancer susceptibility: a complex disease unravel: the genetic components of breast cancer / by Richard Wooster and Michael R. Stratton -- Enzyme gap makes mice violent : understanding human aggression / by Tim Hichley -- Genes in black and white : DNA differences among races -- It's a knockout: mice advancing research as lab animals of choice : animal models are valuable tools for basic research / by Holly Ahern -- In the fruit fly, cell death genes may come in pairs: specific cell death may regulate development / by Wade Roush -- Jury still out on pioneering treatment: treating genetic disease with gene therapy / by Eliot Marshall -- Gene therapy and for muscles: using genetically engineered muscle cells in treating diseases / by Jeffrey Miller -- Power plants: understanding the cellular process that leads to the growth of leaves / by John E. Dale -- Tissue engineering: using new tissue to replace damaged organs / by Richard Lipkin -- Cell movement tale told by bacterial tail protein : studying bacteria answers some questions about cell movement / by Elizabeth Culotta -- Progesterone may play major role in the prevention of diseases : progesterone appears to repair damaged nerves / by Warren E. Leary A Cult of proteins : prions convert harmless proteins to help spread disease / by Josie Glausiusz -- The smell files : neuronal organization of smells / by Sarah Richarson -- Teaching tolerance to T cells : teaching the immune system some new tricks / by Sarah Richardson -- The estrogen dilemma : the pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy / by Claudia Wallis -- Brain scans hint why elderly forget faces: a study of age-related forgetfulness / by J. Travis -- The complexities of conception : two different views on the molecular basis on insemination / by R. John Aitken -- The truth about sex on the beach : molecular analysis shows that gray seals demonstrate fidelity / by Peter Aldhous -- Forever young : a steroid hormone might be the key to staying young / by Burkhard Bilger -- Attacking the cause of "silent" infertility : sexually transmitted diseases may be the cause of infertility / by Virginia Morell -- Nicotine plays deadly role in infant death : nicotine may cause sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) / by Lisa Seachrist -- Fragrant genes help damenwahl : sexual selection for fragrant genes / Fritz Vollrath and Manfred Milinski -- Caste-off orangs : controversy surrounds implications of a hybrid species / by janet Raloff -- Who owns the past? battle over bones and artifacts / Virginia Morell -- The Y chromosome and the origin of all of us (men) : mitochondrial DNA analysis is unraveling our past / by Svante Paabo -- New finds rekindle debate over anthropoid origins : conflicts over the origin of higher primates / Elizabeth Cullota -- Meat viewed as staple of chimp diet and mores : carnivorous chimps give clues to the evolution of human behavior / by Verne G. kopytoff -- Stone age menagerie : cave drawings detail animals of the last ice age / Virginia Morell -- Natural protection against HIV-1 infection provided by HIV-2 / by Karin Travers [and thirteen others] -- Dr. Darwin : natural selections role in illness / by Lori Oliwenstein -- Dead reckoning : determining the extinction rates in paradise / by Stuart L .Pimm -- The biological evidence challenged : challenging the biological contributions to sexual orientation / by William Byne -- Suffering fools : a changing label or a changing attitude? / by James W. Trent Jr. -- Spinning for their supper : the peculiar habits of the American eel / by Gene S. Helfman -- Does earth still need protection? : reformers are targeting landmark environmental laws / by Frank Clifford -- Does fluffy know her name? : do pets understand language? / by Stephen Budiansky -- Magna cum critters : animals rival human intelligence / by Jeffrey Kluger.