January 2006
Scientific American Magazine

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Cover; January 2006; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Table of Contents; January 2006; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

SA Perspectives: Saving Animals and People; January 2006; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Unpleasant extremes over animal experimention

How to Contact Us and On the Web; January 2006; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Letters to the Editors; January 2006; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

50, 100 and 150 Years Ago; January 2006; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Sargasso Theory; Wright Skepticism; Dismal Division

Virtual Jihad; January 2006; by Luis Miguel Ariza; 3 Page(s)

The Internet as the ideal terrorism recruiting tool

T Cells for Brain Cells; January 2006; by JR Minkel; 2 Page(s)

Can autoimmunity fend off neurodegeneration?

Un-Killing the Messenger; January 2006; by Charles Q. Choi; 2 Page(s)

P-bodies do more than serve as RNA trash bins in cells

Half-Brained Schemes; January 2006; by Philip E. Ross; 3 Page(s)

What's all that gray matter good for, anyway?

Clean and Green; January 2006; by Rebecca Renner; 2 Page(s)

Shorter carbon chains make stain beaters safer

Pumped-Up Performance; January 2006; by Sarah Todd Davidson; 1 Page(s)

Inflatables for a go-anywhere wing and a plane

By the Numbers: Modern Slavery; January 2006; by Rodger Doyle; 1 Page(s)

Despite attempts to end it, forced labor thrives

News Scan Briefs; January 2006; by JR Minkel, Charles Q. Choi; 2 Page(s)

On the Horizon; Protein by the Splice; Descent in Europe; Plight of the Condor; Biggest Losers; Underwater Speeding Violation

Skeptic: Murdercide; January 2006; by Michael Shermer; 1 Page(s)

Science unravels the myth of suicide bombers

Insights: Easing Jitters when Buildings Rumble; January 2006; by David Appell; 2 Page(s)

After natural disasters, an anxious public wants to see that someone understands the catastrophe. For California quakes, seismologist Lucy Jones does the job

The Mystery of Brown Dwarf Origins; January 2006; by Subhanjoy Mohanty and Ray Jayawardhana; 8 Page(s)

By throwinig a wrench into the theories of planet and star formation, brown dwarfs may help fix them

Genomes for All; January 2006; by George M. Church; 9 Page(s)

Next-generation technologies that make reading DNA fast, cheap and widely accessible are coming in less than a decade. Their potential to revolutionize research and bring about the era of truly personalized medicine means the time to start preparing is now

Tsunami: Wave of Change; January 2006; by Eric L. Geist, Vasily V. Titov and Costas E. Synolakis; 8 Page(s)

In the tragic aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, scientists and warning centers are now better equipped to forecast and model these monstrous waves

Innovations from a Robot Rally; January 2006; by W. Wayt Gibbs; 8 Page(s)

This year's Grand Challenge competition spurred advances in laser sensing, computer vision and autonomous navigation--not to mention a thrilling race for the $2-million prize

The Maternal Brain; January 2006; by Craig Howard Kinsley and Kelly G. Lambert; 8 Page(s)

Pregnancy and motherhood change the structure of the female mammal's brain, making mothers attentive to their young and better at caring for them

Recognition Engines; January 2006; by Gary Stix; 4 Page(s)

New computer designs process networked "streams" of data for better spam and virus detection

Protecting More than Animals; January 2006; by Alan M. Goldberg and Thomas Hartung; 8 Page(s)

Reducing animal suffering often has the unexpected benefit of yielding more rigorous safety tests

Working Knowledge: No More Gears; January 2006; by Mark Fischetti; 2 Page(s)

Continuously variable transmission

Reviews: Getting a Rational Grip on Religion; January 2006; by George Johnson; 2 Page(s)

Daniel C. Dennett tries to scrutinize religion scientifically in Breaking the Spell

Anti Gravity: And Science for All; January 2006; by Steve Mirsky; 1 Page(s)

The second law trumps the tenth amendment

Ask the Experts; January 2006; by Suzan Obagi, Jeffrey Hovis; 1 Page(s)

Why does skin wrinkle with age? How can you slow or prevent this process? What causes humidity?