| | Opinion |  |
 |
| | Life with the new technologies 1
Once the issues have been clarified and irrational protests brushed aside, the rules by which to regulate the transfer or experimental investigation of human embryos almost write themselves.
doi:10.1038/308001a0
PDF (283K)
|
|
| |
Nature in Tokyo 1
doi:10.1038/308001b0
PDF (285K)
|
|
| | Smoke-screen tactics 2
An advertising campaign in support of smoking is best challenged with detailed facts.
doi:10.1038/308002a0
PDF (155K)
|
|
| | News | |
|
| | Satellite launchers: Japanese plan to join the big space league by 2001 3
Alun Anderson
doi:10.1038/308003a0
PDF (137K)
|
|
| | Japan versus Europe — size the key 3
Robert Walgate
doi:10.1038/308003b0
PDF (137K)
|
|
| | Illmensee inquiry: Correction 3
doi:10.1038/308003c0
PDF (137K)
|
|
| | US research and development: Fears of failing competitiveness 4
Peter David
doi:10.1038/308004a0
PDF (141K)
|
|
| | Nuclear safety: Risky business of assessment 4
Stephen Budiansky
doi:10.1038/308004b0
PDF (141K)
|
|
| | Computer link-up: IBM fills the European gap 5
Robert Walgate
doi:10.1038/308005a0
PDF (141K)
|
|
| | Up and away 5
Alun Anderson
doi:10.1038/308005b0
PDF (141K)
|
|
| | Toxin weapons: Softening of US charges 5
Stephen Budiansky
doi:10.1038/308005c0
PDF (141K)
|
|
| | Israeli scientists: Travel to India prevented 6
Nechemia Meyers
doi:10.1038/308006a0
PDF (158K)
|
|
| | [News 'picture story'] 6
doi:10.1038/308006b0
PDF (158K)
|
|
| | Nuclear waste rules undecided 6
Tim Beardsley
doi:10.1038/308006c0
PDF (158K)
|
|
| | UK science: Declining and parasitic 6
Tim Beardsley
doi:10.1038/308006d0
PDF (158K)
|
|
| | Biotechnology: Interferon patent contested 7
Christopher Earl & Tim Beardsley
doi:10.1038/308007a0
PDF (136K)
|
|
| | More Antarctic chill for Japan 7
Alun Anderson
doi:10.1038/308007b0
PDF (137K)
|
|
| | Paranormality: Koestler chair for Edinburgh 7
Tim Beardsley
doi:10.1038/308007c0
PDF (137K)
|
|
| | Correspondence | |
|
| | Diablo Canyon safe 8
G. W. HOUSNER
doi:10.1038/308008a0
PDF (142K)
|
|
| | Nuclear Phoenix 8
J.A.A. CAMBERS
doi:10.1038/308008b0
PDF (142K)
|
|
| | In the abstract 8
JOHN F. HENAHAN
doi:10.1038/308008c0
PDF (142K)
|
|
| |
Biophysics 8
H. FROHLICH
doi:10.1038/308008d0
PDF (142K)
|
|
| | Creative paradigm 8
J. POTTER
doi:10.1038/308008e0
PDF (142K)
|
|
| | Lesson in objectivity 8
J.M. GOLDSCHVARTZ
doi:10.1038/308008f0
PDF (142K)
|
|
| | Commentary |  |
|
| | What economists have to say 9
The newly-appointed Labour opposition spokesman on science and technology in the British House of Commons argues that scientific method itself is the most important contribution that the science of economics has to make to government.
Jeremy Bray
doi:10.1038/308009a0
PDF (291K)
|
|
| | News and Views |  |
|
| | Nuclear winter not yet established 11
Talk of some of the consequences of nuclear warfare had better be postponed until the underlying assumptions are better understood.
John Maddox
doi:10.1038/308011a0
PDF (137K)
|
|
| | Immunology: The immunoglobulin superfamily takes shape 12
Alan F. Williams
doi:10.1038/308012a0
References | PDF (270K)
|
|
| | Cosmology: From quark to cosmos 13
John D. Barrow & Joseph Silk
doi:10.1038/308013a0
PDF (289K)
|
|
| | Earth science: Dynamics of a stratified mantle 15
Raymond Jeanloz
doi:10.1038/308015a0
References | PDF (138K)
|
|
| | Genetics: DNA hybridization — beware 15
Roger Patient
doi:10.1038/308015b0
References | PDF (285K)
|
|
| | Astronomy: Comets colliding with the Sun 16
David W. Hughes
doi:10.1038/308016a0
References | PDF (302K)
|
|
| | 100 years ago 17
doi:10.1038/308017a0
PDF (160K)
|
|
| | Endocrinology: New model for steroid hormone receptors? 17
William T. Schrader
doi:10.1038/308017b0
References | PDF (413K)
|
|
| | Goe and catche a falling starre 18
Jon Darius
doi:10.1038/308018a0
PDF (209K)
|
|
| | Scientific Correspondence | |
|
| | Poliovirus antigenic sites and vaccines 19
ECKARD WIMMER, BRADFORD A. JAMESON & EMILIO A. EMINI
doi:10.1038/308019a0
References | PDF (144K)
|
|
| | Availability of Mo and HTLV-II 19
DAVID W. GOLDE
doi:10.1038/308019b0
References | PDF (288K)
|
|
| | Limitations of physical theory 20
THOMAS L. CLARKE
doi:10.1038/308020a0
References | PDF (145K)
|
|
| | Interstitial fluid 20
B. RAYMOND FINK
doi:10.1038/308020b0
References | PDF (145K)
|
|
| | Articles |  |
|
| | Global atmospheric effects of massive smoke injections from a nuclear war: results from general circulation model simulations 21
Curt Covey, Stephen H. Schneider & Starley L. Thompson
doi:10.1038/308021a0
Abstract & References | PDF (587K)
|
|
| | Geochronology, stratigraphy and geochemistry of Cindery Tuff in Pliocene hominid-bearing sediments of the Middle Awash, Ethiopia 26
C. M. Hall, R. C. Walter, J. A. Westgate & D. York
doi:10.1038/308026a0
Abstract & References | PDF (564K)
|
|
| | Cryo-electron microscopy of viruses 32
Marc Adrian, Jacques Dubochet, Jean Lepault & Alasdair W. McDowall
doi:10.1038/308032a0
Abstract & References | PDF (1,070K)
|
|
| | The receptor for transepithelial transport of IgA and IgM contains multiple immunoglobulin-like domains 37
Keith E. Mostov, Martin Friedlander & Günter Blobel
doi:10.1038/308037a0
Abstract & References | PDF (849K)
|
|
| | Letters | |
|
| | Rings and wiggles in Hercules A 43
J. W. Dreher & Eric D. Feigelson
doi:10.1038/308043a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (397K)
|
|
| | An isolated baroclinic eddy as a laboratory analogue of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter 45
P. L. Read & R. Hide
doi:10.1038/308045a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (529K)
|
|
| | Polar glaciation and the genesis of ice ages 48
B. G. Hunt
doi:10.1038/308048a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (497K)
|
|
| | Is neutron radiation exposure always detrimental to metals (steels)? 51
K. Linga Murty
doi:10.1038/308051a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (174K)
|
|
| | The median valley, a result of magma fracture beneath mid-ocean ridges 53
Paul M. Davis
doi:10.1038/308053a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (381K)
|
|
| | Moho beneath the North Sea compared on normal incidence and wide-angle seismic records 55
Penny Barton, Drummond Matthews, Jeremy Hall & Michael Warner
doi:10.1038/308055a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (233K)
|
|
| | Significance of Mn(IV) oxide in abiotic formation of organic nitrogen complexes in natural environments 57
H. Shindo & P. M. Huang
doi:10.1038/308057a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (249K)
|
|
| | Influence of citric acid on the natural formation of imogolite 58
K. Inoue & P. M. Huang
doi:10.1038/308058a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (471K)
|
|
| | 'Insight' in the pigeon: antecedents and determinants of an intelligent performance 61
R. Epstein, C. E. Kirshnit, R. P. Lanza & L. C. Rubin
doi:10.1038/308061a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (261K)
|
|
| | Learning and memory mutations impair acoustic priming of mating behaviour in Drosophila
62
Charalambos P. Kyriacou & Jeffrey C. Hall
doi:10.1038/308062a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (488K)
|
|
| | Relationships between brain noradrenergic activity and blood glucose 65
G. A. Smythe, H. S. Grunstein, J. E. Bradshaw, M. V. Nicholson & P. J. Compton
doi:10.1038/308065a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (350K)
|
|
| | Monoclonal antibodies identify blastemal cells derived from dedifferentiating muscle in newt limb regeneration 67
Chris R. Kintner & Jeremy P. Brockes
doi:10.1038/308067a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (478K)
|
|
| | Transforming ras genes from human melanoma: a manifestation of tumour heterogeneity? 69
Anthony P. Albino, Renee Le Strange, Allen I. Oliff, Mark E. Furth & Lloyd J. Old
doi:10.1038/308069a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (550K)
|
|
| | Essential requirement for major histocompatibility complex recognition in T-cell tolerance induction 72
Jonathan R. Lamb & Marc Feldmann
doi:10.1038/308072a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (373K)
|
|
| | Chronic benzodiazepine treatment decreases postsynaptic GABA sensitivity 74
D. W. Gallager, J. M. Lakoski, S. F. Gonsalves & S. L. Rauch
doi:10.1038/308074a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (503K)
|
|
| | Voltage-dependent calcium channels from brain incorporated into planar lipid bilayers 77
Mark T. Nelson, Robert J. French & Bruce K. Krueger
doi:10.1038/308077a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (429K)
|
|
| | Amiloride-sensitive epithelial Na+ channels reconstituted into planar lipid bilayer membranes 80
Sarah Sariban-Sohraby, Ramon Latorre, Maurice Burg, Lori Olans & Dale Benos
doi:10.1038/308080a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (304K)
|
|
| | Visual pigment in fish iridocytes 83
J. N. Lythgoe, Julia Shand & R. G. Foster
doi:10.1038/308083a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (323K)
|
|
| | A second plasma calcium-lowering peptide from the human calcitonin precursor—a re-evaluation 84
I. MacIntyre, C. J. Hillyard, J. J. Reynolds, R. E. Gaines Das & R. K. Craig
doi:10.1038/308084a0
PDF (165K)
|
|
| | Erratum: Acceptors for botulinum neurotoxin reside on motor nerve terminals and mediate its internalization 84
J. O. Dolly, J. Black, R. S. Williams & J. Melling
doi:10.1038/308084b0
PDF (165K)
|
|
| | Erratum: Inverse relationship between neurotensin receptors and neurotensin-like immunoreactivity in cat striatum 84
M. Goedert, P. W. Mantyh, P. C. Emson & S. P. Hunt
doi:10.1038/308084c0
PDF (165K)
|
|
| | Erratum: Cloning and sequence analysis of calf cDNA and human genomic DNA encoding  -subunit precursor of muscle acetylcholine receptor 84
M. Noda
doi:10.1038/308084d0
PDF (165K)
|
|
| | Matters Arising | |
|
| | No real homology of human T-cell leukaemia virus envelope with class I HLA 85
P. A. JENNINGS & J. EVEN
doi:10.1038/308085a0
References | PDF (145K)
|
|
| | No real homology of human T-cell leukaemia virus envelope with class I HLA 85
M. F. CLARKE, E. P. GELMANN & M. S. REITZ JR
doi:10.1038/308085b0
References | PDF (145K)
|
|
| | No role of vasopressin in stress-induced ACTH secretion? 85
A. J. BAERTSCHI, B. GÄHWILER, F. A. ANTONI, M. C. HOLMES & G. B. MAKARA
doi:10.1038/308085c0
References | PDF (270K)
|
|
| | No role of vasopressin in stress-induced ACTH secretion? 86
P. MORMÈDE
doi:10.1038/308086a0
References | PDF (126K)
|
|
| | Book Reviews | |
|
| | Game theory in theology 87
H.N.V. Temperley reviews Superior Beings: If They Exist, How Would We Know?
By
Steven J. Brams
doi:10.1038/308087a0
PDF (132K)
|
|
| | Genetics and ecology 87
Nick Barton reviews The Evolutionary Biology of Colonizing Species.
By
P.A. Parsons
doi:10.1038/308087b0
PDF (404K)
|
|
| | Atmospheres around the Solar System 88
Conway B. Leovy reviews The Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres.
By
Ann Henderson-Sellers
doi:10.1038/308088a0
PDF (144K)
|
|
| | Hunt for nutrition 88
Diane Gifford-Gonzalez reviews Bison Kills and Bone Counts: Decision Making by Ancient Hunters.
By
John D. Speth
doi:10.1038/308088b0
PDF (283K)
|
|
| | In between computing and psychology 89
Margaret A. Boden reviews Machine Learning: An Artificial Intelligence Approach.
Edited by
Ryszard S. Michalski, Jaime G. Carbonell & Tom M. Mitchell and The Psychology of Human−Computer Interaction
By
S.K. Card, T.P. Moran & A. Newell
doi:10.1038/308089a0
PDF (273K)
|
|
| | Adding colour 90
R.S. Davidson reviews The Colour Science of Dyes and Pigments.
By
K. McLaren and Organic Chemistry in Colour.
By
P.F. Gordon & P. Gregory
doi:10.1038/308090a0
PDF (138K)
|
|
| | Sinaean seaweeds 90
Ralph A. Lewin reviews Common Seaweeds of China.
Edited by
C.K. Tseng
doi:10.1038/308090b0
PDF (138K)
|
|
| | Product Review | |
|
| | Pittsburgh Conference 91
The companies featured in this week's pages are all exhibiting at the Pittsburgh Conference, to be held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA from 5 to 9 March 1984
doi:10.1038/308091a0
PDF (707K)
|
|
| | Announcements | |
|
| | ANNOUNCEMENTS 95
doi:10.1038/308095a0
PDF (126K)
|
|
| | Employment | |
|
| | Improving job prospects ahead? 96
The long-awaited upturn in the UK job market could be in sight. But graduates may be faced with a limited choice.
Richard Pearson
doi:10.1038/308096a0
PDF (118K)
|
|
