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Volume 2 Issue 8, August 1996

Editorial

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Letters to the Editor

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News

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Commentary and Review

  • Constructive critical thinking about the theories behind science could revolutionize clinical research.

    • Lars Holmberg
    • Michael Baum
    Commentary and Review
  • The thalassemias and related genetic diseases pose public health problems for many countries in the next millennium. Will it be possible to apply research results to their control and management on the scale required?

    • D.J. Weatherall
    • J.B. Clegg
    Commentary and Review
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News & Views

  • High-resolution X-ray computed tomography reveals the three-dimensional structure of microscopic biological tissue and has great clinical potential if the X-ray dose can be reduced (pages 933–935).

    • Atsushi Momose
    • Tohoru Takeda
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  • A bacteriophage mediates the horizontal transfer of virulence genes between Vibrio cholerae with broad implications for the emergence of pathogenic strains.

    • Stephen H. Richardson
    • Daniel J. Wozniak
    News & Views
  • Manipulating the immune system with DNA vaccines shows promise for protecting against pathogens and suppressing autoimmune disease (pages 888–905).

    • Vipin Kumar
    • Eli Sercarz
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  • An unconventional operation for treating end-stage heart failure may prove beneficial for some patients waiting for heart transplants.

    • Partrick M. McCarthy
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  • Stochastic resonance may be just a few steps away from a practical application to cochlear implants for treating deafness (pages 928–932).

    • Frank Moss
    • Faye Chiou-Tan
    • Faye Rainer Klinke
    News & Views
  • Seroepidemlologlcal evidence from two new serologlcal assays supports a role for HHV8 In Kaposi's sarcoma (pages 918–928).

    • J.J. O'Leary
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