December 2002


#762 3 December 2002

One Step Beyond 'Smart Bomb Therapy'

Measuring Social Status and Disease

How Good is Your Sense of Smell?

The Risks Involved with Smallpox Vaccination

Timing is Everything When a Heart Attack Strikes

#763 10 December 2002

Decoding the Language of Proteins

One Reason Why Botox is So Popular . . .

Refining Third World Indoor Cooking Stoves

Seeking Clues to the Cause of the Most Powerful Earthquakes

The Evolutionary Advantages of Sexual Reproduction


#764 17 December 2002

Exceptional Eruption on Jupiter's Moon, Io

Scientists Identify a 'Master' Molecule in the Cell Nucleus

Holiday Tips for Stressed-out Parents

Brain Perception and 'The Weighted Average'

Botox: A Little Goes a Long Way


#765 24 December 2002

Experts Warn Against Cheap Medical Fixes

Adaptive Optics on the Keck II Telescope

The Tremendous Impact of Genetic Sequencing

A Promising Future for Chinese Medicine and Conventional Therapy

African Americans are at Higher Risk of Diabetes



#766 31 December 2002

Good News for Chocolate Lovers

Like Owner, Like Horse?

Surgical Training Using Virtual Simulations

A New Approach for Designing Marine Reserves

Merging Eastern and Western Medicine