Open Questions Chronicle

Volume 0, Number 9 August 27, 2001

Brain and aging Cell biology Molecular simulation Spintronics Microfluidics Cardiology Antibiotics Solar system formation Strange matter Silicon LEDs Prostate cancer Fuel cells Controlled nuclear fusion AIDS Alzheimer's disease Modeling brain alpha rhythm Gravitaional lensing and dark matter Stem cells Human genome Protein structure Neuron development

Brain and aging

1. August 20, 2001 - Older Adults Use Their Brains Differently Than Younger Adults Do
2. August 20, 2001 - For Aging Brains, Two Hemispheres Are Better Than One

Cell biology

1. August 20, 2001 - Mechanism Believed Found That Regulates Movement Within Cells
2. August 22, 2001 - Researchers Create Atomic-Resolution Maps Of Microtubules And Ribosomes

Molecular simulation

1. August 21, 2001 - New algorithms speed molecular simulations
2. August 22, 2001 - New Method Permits Modeling Of Truly Large Molecules

Spintronics

1. August 21, 2001 - 'Spin' Could Be Quantum Boost for Computers

Microfluidics

1. August 21, 2001 - Sandia Creates Mechanized Microfluidic Device
2. August 22, 2001 - Silicon Jaws in New Microdevice Grip Individual Red Blood Cells

Cardiology

1. August 22, 2001 - Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Show Potential As Heart Disease Treatments
2. August 22, 2001 - Enzyme Increases Number, Size Of Heart Muscle Cells In Mice

Antibiotics

1. August 22, 2001 - New Model Of Staph Drug Resistance Implicates Unlikely Protein
2. August 24, 2001 - Boost for "last-resort" antibiotic
3. August 24, 2001 - Rescuing a Drug of Last Resort
4. August 27, 2001 - New Technique Resensitizes Resistant Bacteria to 'Last Resort' Antibiotic

Solar system formation

1. August 22, 2001 - Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) Spacecraft Sees Solar System Under Construction

Strange matter

1. August 22, 2001 - Physicists make 'strange' matter

Silicon LEDs

1. August 23, 2001 - Computers closer to the speed of light

Prostate cancer

1. August 23, 2001 - Patterns of Gene Expression May Help Predict the Course of Prostate Cancer
2. August 23, 2001 - University Of Michigan Scientists Reveal Prostate Cancer's Molecular Fingerprint

Fuel cells

1. August 23, 2001 - Making A Cleaner, Cheaper Fuel Cell

Controlled nuclear fusion

1. August 23, 2001 - Moving One Step Closer To Holy Grail Of Fusion Power
2. August 23, 2001 - Lasers energise fusion research

AIDS

1. August 23, 2001 - Substantial Resistance To HIV Infection Tied To Genetic Mutation
2. August 24, 2001 - NIMH Scientists Discover New Details Of HIV Infectious Process

Alzheimer's disease

1. August 23, 2001 - Mice Yield New Alzheimer's Clues
2. August 24, 2001 - New Genetically Engineered Mouse Provides Better Model of Alzheimer's Disease
3. August 29, 2001 - Breakthrough Mouse Produced With Both Lesions Associated With Alzheimer's

Modeling brain alpha rhythm

1. August 23, 2001 - Brain rhythms reveal chaos

Gravitational lensing and dark matter

1. August 24, 2001 - Light telescopes may soon "see" dark matter

Stem cells

1. August 24, 2001 - Stem cells face xenotransplantation glitch

Human genome

1. August 24, 2001 - Human gene number climbs
2. August 24, 2001 - Human gene count underestimated
3. August 24, 2001 - Estimates Of Human Gene Numbers Shown To Be Too Low

Protein structure

1. August 24, 2001 - Scientists Develop New Way To Calculate Stability Of Proteins

Neuron development

1. August 24, 2001 - How Brain Cells "Remember" Their Birth Order
2. August 24, 2001 - Brain Stem Cells Have Daughter Cells In Certain Order

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