431.  

Asbestos in the Air; February 2000; Scientific American Magazine; by Renner; 1 page(s)

A housing boom stirs up natural asbestos in California

Relevance: 83%

432.  

New Briefs; February 2001; Scientific American Magazine; by Diane Martindale, Philip Yam, Steve Mirsky, Eric Niiler; 3 page(s)

Copycats; Carbon Original; Death Defying; Mars Water; Stellar Work; Bad Breathosaur

Relevance: 83%

433.  

The History of Synthetic Testosterone; February 1995; Scientific American Magazine; by Hoberman, Yesalis; 6 page(s)

Testosterone has long been banned in sports as a performance-enhancing drug. This use may soon be accepted in medicine alongside other legitimate hormonal therapies

Relevance: 83%

434.  

Telomeres, Telomerase and Cancer; February 1996; Scientific American Magazine; by Greider, Blackburn; 6 page(s)

An unusual enzyme called telomerase acts on parts of chromosomes known as telomeres. The enzyme has recently been found in many human tumors and is being eyed as a new target for cancer therapy

Relevance: 83%

435.  

Profile: Where Science and Religion Meet; February 1998; Scientific American Magazine; by Beardsley; 2 page(s)

The U.S. head of the human Genome Project, Francis S. Collins, strives to keep his Christianity from interfering with his science and politics

Relevance: 83%

436.  

The Worldwide Computer; March 2002; Scientific American Magazine; by David P. Anderson and John Kubiatowicz; 8 page(s)

An operating system spanning the Internet would bring the power of millions of the world's Internet-connected PCs to everyone's fingertips

Relevance: 83%

437.  

Little Green Molecules; March 2006; Scientific American Magazine; by Terrence J. Collins and Chip Walter; 8 page(s)

Chemists have invented a new class of catalysts that can destroy some of the worst pollutants before they get into the environment

Relevance: 83%

438.  

The World's Smallest Radio; March 2009; Scientific American Magazine; by Ed Regis; 6 page(s)

A single carbon nanotube can function as a radio that detects and plays songs

Relevance: 83%

439.  

Teaching the Immune System to Fight Cancer; March 1993; Scientific American Magazine; by Thierry Boon; 8 page(s)

Certain molecules on tumors can serve as targets for attack by cells of the immune system. These tumor-rejection antigens may provide a basis for precisely targeted anticancer therapy

Relevance: 83%

440.  

The Genetic Basis of Cancer; March 1995; Scientific American Magazine; 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

Relevance: 83%