June 1999
Scientific American Magazine

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Cover; June 1999; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Table of Contents; June 1999; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

From the Editors, including Masthead; June 1999; by Rennie; 1 Page(s)

The Adventures of Bat Men

Letters to The Editors; June 1999; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

50,100 and 150 Years Ago; June 1999; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

In Focus: Explosive Reactions; June 1999; by Yam; 2 Page(s)

A backlash from a nuclear espionage case might hurt science and do little to bolster national security

A Diabetes Switch?; June 1999; by Gibbs; 1 Page(s)

Turning off a single gene protects mice against obesity and type II diabetes

In Brief; June 1999; by Staff Editors; 3 Page(s)

Tabletop Fusion; Stellar Pinwheel; Blind Reason; Three's Company; In with the Old; Scientific Discipline; Suffer the Children; Hunting of the Sprite; Insights into Angiogenesis

Anti Gravity: Semper Fly; June 1999; by Mirsky; 1 Page(s)

As the son of a former U.S. Marine sergeant, I got quite used, whilst a feckless youth, to the charming and affectionate sobriquet "maggot."

The Little Spacecraft that Could; June 1999; by Alpert; 2 Page(s)

After a string of remarkable discoveries, Lunar Prospector prepares for a spectacular finale

It Came From The Deep; June 1999; by Ezzell; 2 Page(s)

Scientists warn of outbreaks stemming from the ocean abyss

Rediscovering the New World; June 1999; by Stix; 1 Page(s)

About the time that Christopher Columbus made his discovery, the Incas performed a ritual sacrifice of two girls and a boy high atop an extinct volcano.

Getting Wired; June 1999; by Beardsley; 2 Page(s)

New observations may show how neurons form connections

By the Numbers: Income Inequality in the U.S.; June 1999; by Doyle; 2 Page(s)

For about three decades - roughly the period from the early 1940s to the early 1970s - the U.S. became progressively more egalitarian.

Profile: When Good Health Is Good Business; June 1999; by Nemecek; 2 Page(s)

The new head of the World Health Organization, Gro Harlem Brundtland, argues that providing good health care can boost the bottom line

Turtle Tragedy; June 1999; by Williams; 2 Page(s)

Demand in Asia may be wiping out turtle populations worldwide

Seeing The Breath of Life; June 1999; by Beardsley; 2 Page(s)

Specially treated gases could soon bring a breakthrough in medical imaging

The Real Star Wars; June 1999; by Dupont; 1 Page(s)

Politicians haggle over giving the Pentagon the ability to destroy commercial satellites in the name of "space control"

Cyber View; June 1999; by Wallich; 1 Page(s)

Your 0.002 Cent's Worth

Mapping the Universe; June 1999; by Landy; 8 Page(s)

Using techniques drawn from the analysis of music, astronomers have been studying how galaxies form into progressively larger groupings

How The Body tells Left from Right; June 1999; by Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte; 6 Page(s)

The precise orientation of our internal organs - and those of all other animals with a backbone - is controlled in part by proteins that are produced on only one side of an embryo

Hypersearching the Web; June 1999; by Members of the "Clever" Project; 7 Page(s)

With the volume of on-line information in cyberspace growing at a breakneck pace, more effective search tools are desperately needed. A new technique analyzes how Web pages are linked together

Image-Guided Surgery; June 1999; by Grimson, Kikinis, Jolesz, Black; 8 Page(s)

Virtual-reality technology is giving surgeons the equivalent of x-ray vision, helping them to remove tumors more effectively, to minimize surgical wounds and to avoid damaging critical tissues

Biological Warfare against Crops; June 1999; by Rogers, Whitby, Dando; 6 Page(s)

Intentionally unleashing organisms that kill an enemy's food crops is a potentially devastating weapon of warfare and terrorism

Gödel and the Limits of Logic; June 1999; by Dawson, Jr.; 6 Page(s)

Mathematical genius Kurt Gödel was devoted to rationality in his work but struggled with it in his personal life

Chasing the Ghost Bat; June 1999; by Zorpette; 8 Page(s)

On jungle rivers in Belize, two zoologists catch the ultrasonic cries of bats - and fish for a big one

The Amateur Scientist; June 1999; by Carlson; 2 Page(s)

Expert Secrets for Preserving Plants

Mathematical Recreations; June 1999; by Stewart; 3 Page(s)

Crossed Lines in the Brick Factory

Reviews; June 1999; by Hammer, staff editors; 3 Page(s)

Reviews

Commentary: Wonders - First Comes the Thunder; June 1999; by Morrison, Morrison; 2 Page(s)

Our flight began with a thunderous push; it would end just after the plane's undercarriage rumbled downward, suddenly relaxing all its tucked-in elbows as it slowed for touchdown.

Commentary: Connections - Room with (Half) a View; June 1999; by Burke; 2 Page(s)

I mentioned a while back that I live on the Thames within sight of the great Victorian railway bridge built by the great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Working Knowledge; June 1999; by Bloomfield; 1 Page(s)

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