Science Update

Multitalented Vaccine

January 23, 2002

Vaccines that can protect against more than one strain of pathogen.

January 21, 2002

How a lobster uses his antennae to sniff the water around him.

January 18, 2002

A glucose sensor made from green jellyfish protein could help monitor diabetes.

January 17, 2002

Mapping out a timeline of quakes shows that they tend to occur in clusters.

January 16, 2002

Fluorescent dyes help in studying proteins and their role in disease.

January 14, 2002

A gene affects how efficiently muscle cells use energy.

January 11, 2002

Normal activities stir up house dust, affecting indoor air quality.

January 9, 2002

Sheep can remember the faces of other sheep and humans.

January 7, 2002

Shell trumpets found in Peru were used by priests to establish their authority.

January 4, 2002

A new endoscope can detect very small, early-stage tumors.