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March 1995
Scientific American Magazine
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Cover; March 1995; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
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Masthead; March 1995; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)
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Talking Trash; March 1995; by Yam; 1 Page(s)
Linguistic patterns show up in junk DNA
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Nuclear Empowerment; March 1995; by Mukerjee; 1 Page(s)
Just as nuclear power seems to be dying a slow, disreputable death comes a proposal for making reactors clean, safe and unattractive to those who might want to blow up New York City.
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The Chaos Within; March 1995; by Powell; 2 Page(s)
As the mantle turns, so do views on how
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Swing Wide of That One; March 1995; by Schneider; 1 Page(s)
Some business executives flying to the Far East last fall learned that not all activity in the Pacific Rim is economical.
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Ban That Embargo; March 1995; by Stix; 3 Page(s)
Physicians advocate lifting sanctions against Cuba
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Liquid Crystals on Display; March 1995; by Gibbs; 1 Page(s)
In the liquid-crystal display of a laptop computer or hand-held video game, glass sheets constrain the fluid's long molecules so that they lie in fixed directions.
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GIF Us a Break; March 1995; by Browning; 1 Page(s)
It was all over before the arguments really even began.
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Phone Fight; March 1995; by Browning; 1 Page(s)
Regulators may be in the dark about telecommunications
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Faster Evaluation; March 1995; by Kessler, Feiden; 7 Page(s)
Traditional clinical trials may delay the
availability of lifesaving therapies. Regulators now
attempt to balance speed against the risk of errors
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The Many Costs of Drug Testing; March 1995; by Wallich; 1 Page(s)
When researchers test a new drug, pressures from many different constituencies coverage on the clinical trail.
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Laser Control of Chemical Reactions; March 1995; by Brumer, Shapiro; 6 Page(s)
For years, chemists have sought to control reactions with lasers - and have mostly failed. Success may come from exploiting subtle quantum effects resulting from the interaction of light and matter
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An Efficient Swimming Machine; March 1995; by Triantafyllou, Triantafyllou; 7 Page(s)
Instinctive control of vortices lets fish swim
the way they do. A robotic tuna has also managed it;
boats and submarines may be next
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The Genetic Basis of Cancer; March 1995; by Cavenee, White; 8 Page(s)
An accumulation of genetic defects can apparently
cause normal cells to become cancerous and cancerous
cells to become increasingly dangerous
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Bonobo Sex and Society; March 1995; by de Waal; 7 Page(s)
The behavior of a close relative
challenges assumptions about male
supremacy in human evolution
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Protein-Based Computers; March 1995; by Birge; 6 Page(s)
Devices fabricated from biological molecules promise compact size and faster data storage. They lend themselves to use in parallel-processing
computers, three-dimensional memories and neural networks
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Environmental Degradation; March 1995; by Runnels; 4 Page(s)
Contrary to the view that the ancients lived in harmony with their environment, archaeological and geologic evidence shows that they often abused the land
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Seeking the Criminal Element; March 1995; by Gibbs, sidebar by Vames & Gibbs; 8 Page(s)
Scientists are homing in on social and biological risk factors that they believe predispose individuals to criminal behavior. The knowledge could be ripe with promise - or rife with danger
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Essay; March 1995; by Shackley; 1 Page(s)
Relics, Rights and Regulations
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