May 1997
Scientific American Magazine

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Cover; May 1997; by Staff Editor; 3 Page(s)

Table of Contents; May 1997; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

From The Editors, including Masthead; May 1997; by Rennie; 1 Page(s)

The Misunderstood Clone

Letters To The Editors; May 1997; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

50, 100 and 150 Years Ago; May 1997; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

In Focus: The Start of Something Big?; May 1997; by Beardsley; 2 Page(s)

Dolly has become a new icon for science

Vanishing World; May 1997; by Powell; 2 Page(s)

Could the first planet discovered around a sunlike star be a mirage?

In Brief; May 1997; by Leutwyler; 3 Page(s)

Fowl Play; Managing Migraines; A New Take on Telomeres; Leaping Lizards; Elusive Leptoquarks?; Snakes in Space; Physicians' Don'ts Reference; Bhopal: A Decade Later

The Sinister Cosmos; May 1997; by Horgan; 3 Page(s)

A meteorite yields clues to life's molecular handedness

By the Numbers: Female Illiteracy Worldwide; May 1997; by Doyle; 1 Page(s)

In the history of literacy, the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century was a major turning point, for it gave women the first wide-scale opportunities to learn reading and writing.

As Time Goes By . . .; May 1997; by Beardsley; 2 Page(s)

You must remember this. Really

Scent Prospectors; May 1997; by Stix; 3 Page(s)

Looking for new "notes"

Anti Gravity: Coffee Talk; May 1997; by Mirsky; 1 Page(s)

Clearly, things have now officially gone too far.

Profile: Alan Cocconi; May 1997; by Zorpette; 2 Page(s)

Electric Cars and Pterosaurs Are My Business

Under The Wire; May 1997; by Stix; 2 Page(s)

Chipmakers face a looming performance barrier

Strange Attractors; May 1997; by Nemecek; 1 Page(s)

Chemists make magnets without metal

Power To The People; May 1997; by Schneider; 1 Page(s)

"Net metering" makes producing energy at home more economical

Taming Tremor; May 1997; by Gibbs; 2 Page(s)

A pacemaker for the brain nears approval

Cyber View; May 1997; by Gibbs; 1 Page(s)

World Wide Widgets

Divided We Fall: Cooperation among Lions; May 1997; by Packer, Pusey; 8 Page(s)

Although they are the most social of all cats, lions cooperate only when it is in their own best interest

Managing Human Error in Aviation; May 1997; by Helmreich; 6 Page(s)

Mistakes by flight crews contribute to more than two thirds of aviation accidents. Training to enhance team performance may reduce potentially fatal errors

Integrins and Health; May 1997; by Horwitz; 8 Page(s)

Discovered only recently, these adhesive cell-surface molecules have quickly revealed themselves to be critical to proper functioning of the body and to life itself

The Coming Climate; May 1997; by Karl, Nicholls, Gregory; 6 Page(s)

Meteorological records and computer models permit insights into some of the broad weather patterns of a warmer world

New Chemical Tools to Create Plastics; May 1997; by Ewen; 6 Page(s)

Small molecular machines called metallocene catalysts have revolutionized the industrial synthesis of valuable plastics

Galaxies in the Young Universe; May 1997; by Macchetto, Dickinson; 8 Page(s)

By comparing distant primeval galaxies with older ones nearby, astronomers hope to determine how galaxies form and evolve

Seeking a Better Way to Die; May 1997; by Horgan; 6 Page(s)

As the U.S. Supreme Court ponders physician-assisted suicide, health care providers strive to improve care of the dying

The Amateur Scientist; May 1997; by Carlson; 2 Page(s)

When Hazy Skies Are Rising

Mathematical Recreations; May 1997; by Stewart; 4 Page(s)

Big Game Hunting in Primeland

Review; May 1997; by Ewald, Zorpette; 4 Page(s)

Reviews

Commentary: Wonders - HOH and Life Elsewhere; May 1997; by Morrison; 2 Page(s)

For once, write the familiar H2O as HOH; it stands for the same molecular species, two hydrogen atoms linked to one oxygen.

Commentary: Connections - Stones and Bones; May 1997; by Burke; 2 Page(s)

I was in the British Museum last week working in the great Reading Room and having a silent lament at its imminent demise.

Working Knowledge; May 1997; by Ryan, Jr.; 1 Page(s)

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