Science Update

Neutrino Detector

December 12, 2001

A detector built in Japan is studying neutrinos from nuclear power plants

December 11, 2001

Glowing bacteria may be the key to protecting potatoes from the Colorado potato beetle

December 10, 2001

Water from waste treatment plants contain pharmaceuticals, which are affecting wild fish

December 7, 2001

Tiny fluorescent crystals attached to white blood cells make it easier to find tumors in the body

December 6, 2001

A master model of Southern California geology can help predict earthquakes

December 5, 2001

A new polymer coating that kills microbes on contact

December 4, 2001

Exercise can cut the risk of breast cancer later in life

December 3, 2001

A cloud of smog hovering over Asia threatens human health and global climate

November 30, 2001

Hydrogel tubes made to bridge severed spinal cords encourage regrowth

November 28, 2001

An antimicrobial protein in human sweat could lead to new antibiotics

November 26, 2001

An annual contest in Alaska is a source of information on global climate change

November 23, 2001

An antibody that can stop HIV may lead to a vaccine