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| | Are there tragedies without villains? 543
On recent precedent, the latest crop of defendants in the French
contaminated-blood saga will not be given a fair trial; some are already the victims of
double-jeopardy.
doi:10.1038/371543a0
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| | Plague in India? 543
India's recent plague may have been something else, but the need remains to
know more of the animal reservoir.
doi:10.1038/371543b0
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| | Magellan's success 544
The spacecraft Magellan, due to end its sojourn around Venus on 11 October, is
a success for NASA.
doi:10.1038/371544a0
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| | Natural conservation 544
Raptors, and falcons in particular, may have forfeited their right to
conservation.
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| | US adopts economy and civilian use as new goals for military research 545
Colin Macilwain
doi:10.1038/371545a0
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| | Germany beats UK to XMM contract 545
Alison Abbott
doi:10.1038/371545b0
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| | UK warns of cost short-fall over future space missions 546
Maggie Verrall
doi:10.1038/371546a0
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| | Darwin deal marks growth of link-ups for gene companies 546
Sally Lehrman
doi:10.1038/371546b0
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| | Indian plague poses enigma to investigators 547
K. S. Jayaraman
doi:10.1038/371547a0
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| | Nobel honours pursuit of G proteins 547
Harriet Coles
doi:10.1038/371547b0
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| | Blood scandal raises spectre of Dreyfus case 548
Declan Butler
doi:10.1038/371548a0
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| | Charges set a 'terrifying precedent' 548
Declan Butler
doi:10.1038/371548b0
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| | Japanese earthquake tests disaster warning networks 549
David Swinbanks
doi:10.1038/371549a0
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| | Former Italian minister accused over space funds 549
Alison Abbott
doi:10.1038/371549b0
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| | Stanford hit by $1m fines over hazardous materials 550
Joel Shurkin
doi:10.1038/371550a0
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| | Genentech agrees to drop promotion of growth hormone 550
Colin Macilwain
doi:10.1038/371550b0
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| | France boosts gene therapy centres 550
Declan Butler
doi:10.1038/371550c0
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| | Consortium plans 'public' map of genome 551
David Dickson
doi:10.1038/371551a0
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| | Benefits of primary care 552
Gershon Zajicek
doi:10.1038/371552a0
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| | Benefits of primary care 552
Cella Helliwell & Andrew Hall
doi:10.1038/371552b0
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| | Benefits of primary care 552
Mariana M. Goldrlck
doi:10.1038/371552c0
PDF (126K)
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| | Record conditions for cycling 552
Jonathan E. Snow & Mark Drela
doi:10.1038/371552d0
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| | Trade and the biodiversity convention 553
How can the international trade in genetic resources help global biodiversity
conservation? The UN's Biodiversity Convention provides the means to resolve this
question.
Daniel M. Putterman
doi:10.1038/371553a0
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| | Academics in business mix poorly 555
Academic institutions have been unwarrantably slow in coming to grips with the
their members' involvement with commercial companies, hazarding their main goals in the
process.
John Maddox
doi:10.1038/371555a0
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| | Chernobyl, eight years on 556
Dillwyn Williams
doi:10.1038/371556a0
References | PDF (139K)
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| | Secrets of a double-doughnut 557
F. Ulrich Hartl
doi:10.1038/371557a0
References | PDF (592K)
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| | Lessons from a lucky star 559
Dennis Downes
doi:10.1038/371559a0
References | PDF (270K)
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| | The limb bud — part two 560
Malcolm Maden
doi:10.1038/371560a0
References | PDF (264K)
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| | Black holes take centre stage? 561
Jonathan E. Grindlay
doi:10.1038/371561a0
References | PDF (279K)
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| | Instant Newzak 562
David Jones
doi:10.1038/371562a0
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| | Close encounter in the deep 563
Richard A. Lutz & Janet R. Voight
doi:10.1038/371563a0
References | PDF (146K)
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| | Preventing hair loss in mice 563
Kevin A. Ward, Zdenka Leish, John Bonsing, Noriko Nlshimura, Graham R. Cam, Alan G. Brownlee & Colin D. Nancarrow
doi:10.1038/371563b0
References | PDF (283K)
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| | Smokeless fire 564
Phillip Whidden
doi:10.1038/371564a0
References | PDF (139K)
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| | Biodiversity in model ecosystems 565
Marcel André, François Bréchignac & Pierre Thibault
doi:10.1038/371565a0
References | PDF (129K)
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| | Biodiversity in model ecosystems 565
Shahid Naeem, Lindsey J. Thompson, Sharon P. Lawler, John H. Lawton & Richard M. Woodfin
doi:10.1038/371565b0
References | PDF (129K)
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| | Terrestrial carbon storage at the LGM 566
Michael I. Bird, Jon Lloyd & Graham D. Farquhar
doi:10.1038/371566a0
References | PDF (119K)
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| | The political atom 567
William T. Golden reviews The Myths of August
By
Stewart Udall
doi:10.1038/371567a0
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| | String theory 568
Ronald Brown reviews The Knot Book: An Elementary Introduc-tion to the Mathematical Theory
of Knots
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Colin C.
doi:10.1038/371568a0
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| | A geographer on well-trodden ground 569
Peter Francis reviews Volcanoes
By
Alwyn Scarth
doi:10.1038/371569a0
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| | Beefing about cattle farming 570
Verner Wheelock reviews Beyond Beef: The Rise and Fall of the Cattle Culture
By
Jeremy Rifkin
doi:10.1038/371570a0
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| | Strategies for living together 570
David L. Hawksworth reviews Symbiotic Interactions
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Angela
E. Douglas
doi:10.1038/371570b0
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| | Microstructured semiconductor lasers for high-speed information processing 571
P. L. Gourley
doi:10.1038/371571a0
Abstract & References | PDF (1,248K)
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| | The crystal structure of the bacterial chaperonln GroEL at 2.8 Å 578
Kerstin Braig, Zbyszek Otwinowski, Rashmi Hegde, David C. Boisvert, Andrzej Joachimiak, Arthur L. Horwich & Paul B. Sigler
doi:10.1038/371578a0
Abstract & References | PDF (1,656K)
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| | Extremely strong carbon monoxide emission from the Cloverleaf quasar at a redshift
of 2.5 586
Richard Barvainis, Linda Tacconi, Robert Antonucci, Danielle Alloin & Paul Coleman
doi:10.1038/371586a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (436K)
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| | Possible evidence against a massive black hole at the Galactic Centre 589
A. Goldwurm, B. Cordier, J. Paul, J. Ballet, L. Bouchet, J.-P. Reques, G. Vedrenne, P. Mandrou, R. Sunyaev, E. Churazov, M. Gilfanov, A. Finogenov, A. Vikhlinin, A. Dyachkov, N. Khavenson & V. Kovtunenko
doi:10.1038/371589a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (283K)
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| | An organic solid with wide channels based on hydrogen bonding between
macrocycles 591
D. Venkataraman, Stephen Lee, Jinshan Zhang & Jeffrey S. Moore
doi:10.1038/371591a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (474K)
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| | Direct demonstration of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle in a superconductor 594
W. J. Elion, M. Matters, U. Geigenmüller & J. E. Mooij
doi:10.1038/371594a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (234K)
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| | Effect of ozone depletion on atmospheric CH4 and CO concentrations 595
S. Bekki, K. S. Law & J. A. Pyle
doi:10.1038/371595a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (315K)
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| | Improved growth and survival of offspring of peacocks with more elaborate
trains 598
Marion Petrie
doi:10.1038/371598a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (225K)
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| | Mapping motor representations with positron emission tomography 600
J. Decety, D. Perani, M. Jeannerod, V. Bettinardi, B. Tadary, R. Woods, J. C. Mazziotta & F. Fazio
doi:10.1038/371600a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (440K)
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| | Residual Ca2 + and short-term synaptic plasticity 603
Haruyuki Kamiya & Robert S. Zucker
doi:10.1038/371603a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (517K)
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| | Insulin-promoter-factor 1 is required for pancreas development in mice 606
Jörgen Jonsson, Lena Carlsson, Thomas Edlund & Helena Edlund
doi:10.1038/371606a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (617K)
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| | A positive feedback loop coordinates growth and patterning in the vertebrate
limb 609
Lee Niswander, Susan Jeffrey, Gail R. Martin & Cheryll Tickle
doi:10.1038/371609a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (643K)
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| | Activation of Raf-1 by 14-3-3 proteins 612
Wendy J. Fantl, Anthony J. Muslin, Akira Kikuchi, Jay A. Martin, Angus M. MacNicol, Richard W. Grosst & Lewis T. Williams
doi:10.1038/371612a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (455K)
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| | Residues in chaperonin GroEL required for polypeptide binding and release 614
Wayne A. Fenton, Yechezkel Kashi, Krystyna Furtak & Arthur L. Norwich
doi:10.1038/371614a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (952K)
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| | Ribozyme-mediated repair of defective mRNA by targeted trans-splicing 619
Bruce A. Sullenger & Thomas R. Cech
doi:10.1038/371619a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (600K)
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| | Crystal structure of an RNA bacteriophage coat protein–operator complex 623
Karin Valegård, James B. Murray, Peter G. Stockley, Nicola J. Stonehouse & Lars Liljas
doi:10.1038/371623a0
First paragraph & References | PDF (658K)
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| | Three-dimensional structure of a peptide extending from one end of a class I MHC
binding site 626
Edward J. Collins, David N. Garboczi & Don C. Wiley
doi:10.1038/371626a0
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| | Costs of consanguinity 630
Analysis of the literature of the effects of consanguinity on mortality puts a
figure on the price of inbreeding.
Kevin Davies
doi:10.1038/371630a0
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| | Product Reviews | |
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| | Small-scale magnetic isolation of mRNA and synthesis of cDNA in 96-well plates 631
Multiple small biological samples can be simultaneously prepared for RT-PCR by
magnetically isolating mRNA and synthesizing cDNA in 96-well plates. The resulting
accuracy, high throughput and ease of use facilitate commercial and clinical
applications.
Anne Louise Oaklander & Steven J. Ekenberg
doi:10.1038/371631a0
References | PDF (252K)
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| | Genetic toolkits 632
On offer this week — primer analysis and database searching programs, DNA
purification systems, a nucleic acid quantitation reagent, PCR paraphernalia and an
automated colony picking machine.
Diane Gershon
doi:10.1038/371632a0
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