Science Update

High Priority Genomes

July 9, 2002

Which genomes are next up for sequencing, and why

July 8, 2002

Foley sound effects sound more like the real thing than actual sounds -- Studying why

July 5, 2002

The ginseng berry has a high concentration of a compound that lessens symptoms of diabetes.

July 3, 2002

Predicting antibiotic resistance by forcing bacterial genes to evolve in a test tube

July 2, 2002

A whip crack comes from a loop accelerating down the length of the whip.

July 1, 2002

Fluorescent lights can be used to transmit information wirelessly.

June 28, 2002

The brain organizes numbers visually along a mental number line.

June 26, 2002

Six-month-old babies can distinguish individual monkey faces, but 9-month-olds can't.

June 24, 2002

An asteroid impact 200 million years ago may have catapulted dinosaurs into dominance.

June 21, 2002

Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signals can be used to measure atmospheric conditions.