[Fall 2008: Brave New World]
     Volume 22, Number 1.

The contents of this issue are accessible as PDF files:

Table of Contents [pdf]
 
Editors' Note [pdf]  
News Briefs: [pdf]
Identification of a Cell Death Protein’s Switch, Fingerprints Increase Fingers’ Tactile Sensitivity, X-Rays from Tape, Spotless Mind: Scientists Erase Select Memories in Mice, Sweeter Pill Helps Children Combat Malaria, A Hopeful but Troubled Drug for MS, Insights from Earthquakes into Designing Quake-Proof Buildings

Pushan S. Dasgupta, Daniel O’Leary, Tim Hsieh, Joshua Feblowitz, Lisa N. Chen, Lucie Guo
Reports:  
The Promise of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells [pdf] Pushan S. Dasgupta
Pop It Like It’s Hot: Laser Induced Cavitation Luminescence [pdf] Tim Hsieh
Feature Articles:  
And Man Said, "Let There Be Life" [pdf] Lawrence Valverde
Rewilding North America [pdf] Alexandra Mushegian
Vaccines and Autism [pdf] Xin Guan
Embryonic Screening: Selecting for the Perfect Child [pdf] Peter Cai
The Science of the Undiscovered: Astrobiology and the possibility of life in other worlds [pdf] Fernando Racimo
Big Brother is Watching: The Many Roles of GPS Technology [pdf] Karolina Lempert
Large Hadron Collider: Black holes in Your Backyard? [pdf] Ruby Lai
Artificial Wombs: Delivering on Fertile Promises [pdf] Colleen Carlston
General Article:  
What is Mathematics? [pdf] Katie Banks
Faculty Spotlight:  
On My Mind [pdf] Prof. Steven Pinker
Don’t ask how many languages biolinguists speak! [pdf] Prof. Cedric Boeckx
Commentaries:  
A Planetary Parasol: The Promise and the Pitfalls of Climate Engineering [pdf] Benjamin Miller
The Cure for Aging: Aubrey de Grey and the Quest for Biological Immortality [pdf] Joshua Feblowitz
Engineering People: The Evolution of Technology [pdf] Benjamin Miller
The Thorn on a Rose: Green Energy’s Nuclear Future [pdf] Dayan Li
The Future WMD: A Fun Way to Fight Wars? [pdf] Lisa N. Chen

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