Open Questions Chronicle

Volume 1, Number 30 July 29, 2002

Stem cells Spintronics Randomness of pi Leptin deficiency and obesity Gene therapy RNA splicing Cancer Alzheimer's disease Bose-Einstein condensates Controlled fusion Developmental biology Male-female differences in recall of emotional events Superconductivity CP symmetry violation Artificial antibodies Solar cells Pufferfish genome Simulation of gravitational waves Omega-3 fatty acids Regulation of food intake Global warming Carbon nanotubes Hormone replacement therapy and cancer

Stem cells

1. July 22, 2002 - Stem cells linked to life expectancy
2. July 24, 2002 - Thymus regrowth a possibility

Spintronics

1. July 23, 2002 - DNA goes spintronic

Randomness of pi

1. July 23, 2002 - How random is pi?

Leptin deficiency and obesity

1. July 23, 2002 - Scientists Discover Hormone May Spur Dramatic Weight Loss

Gene therapy

1. July 23, 2002 - Researchers Develop Gene Therapy To Successfully Halt Heart Failure In Animals

RNA splicing

1. July 23, 2002 - New Technique Shows How Cells Interpret Genetic Information

Cancer

1. July 23, 2002 - Hybrid MRI-PET Scanner Reveals Tumors Earlier and in More Detail

Alzheimer's disease

1. July 24, 2002 - Scan Reveals Alzheimer's Toxin

Bose-Einstein condensates

1. July 24, 2002 - An Ultra Low-Density Liquid

Controlled fusion

1. July 24, 2002 - US maps fusion landscape

Developmental biology

1. July 24, 2002 - Researchers Identify Eye-Formation Strategy In Mice; Provides Clues To Development Of Other Organs

Male-female differences in recall of emotional events

1. July 24, 2002 - Why Women Recall Emotional Events Better Than Men Do

Superconductivity

1. July 25, 2002 - Wave Goodbye to the Stripes Theory?

CP symmetry violation

1. July 25, 2002 - BaBar balances matter-antimatter books
2. July 26, 2002 - Darn! Matter and Antimatter Behave as Predicted
3. July 29, 2002 - B factories close in on CP violation

Artificial antibodies

1. July 25, 2002 - Artificial Antibodies Created By New Molecular Imprinting Process

Solar cells

1. July 25, 2002 - Photons double up for solar power

Pufferfish genome

1. July 26, 2002 - Deadly fish reveals hidden human genes
2. July 26, 2002 - Puffer fish sequenced
3. July 31, 2002 - Pufferfish DNA Yields Clues To Human Biology

Simulation of gravitational waves

1. July 26, 2002 - Black holes collide in computer

Omega-3 fatty acids

1. July 26, 2002 - Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Prevent Heart Disease By Improving Arterial Elasticity

Regulation of food intake

1. July 26, 2002 - Drug Targets Brain Circuits That Drive Appetite And Body Weight

Global warming

1. July 26, 2002 - Monsoon Intensity Increasing as Earth Warms

Carbon nanotubes

1. July 26, 2002 - Carbon nanotubes fluoresce alone

Hormone replacement therapy and cancer

1. July 27, 2002 - Hormone Therapy Falls Out of Favor

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