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Issue 9: June 2002

Dark Energy in the Land of Speculative Science
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Selby Cull, Hampshire College


So Many Numbers - What Do You Do With The Data?
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Margaret Harris, Duke University


The Viral Roots of Cancer
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Reem Hasan, Georgetown University


Analytical Chemistry Comes to the Rescue: Solving the Human Genome and other Biological Mysteries with Capillary Electrophoresis
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Katie Lovejoy, Northwestern University


Science Writing is a Winding Road: Perspectives from Caroline Simmons
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Joshua Tusin, Beloit College


Issue 8: May 2002

When Bacteria Go Bad - the Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis
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Amanda Hu, University of Toronto


Burning the Midnight Oil: Using the Internet for Science Research
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Beth Reger, Drew University


Genomics Giants Receive Awards for Research
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Beth Reger, Drew University


The Cell Cycle and Cancer
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Cristina Tang, Simon Fraser University


Innovation vs. Access: Two Epidemics Transform the Pharmaceutical Patent Law Debate into an International Controversy
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Shawna Williams, Colorado College

Issue 7: April 2002

Fuel Cells: Hope for the Future
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Elizabeth Condliffe, Princeton Universitys


Hagfish Aren't So Horrible After All
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Jean Lee, University of California at Berkeley


RNAi: Possible Therapies, Potential Breakthroughs
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Vikram Pattanayak, University of Pennsylvania


Chlamydomonas: A Powerful Tool For Biological Research
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Cristina Tang, Simon Fraser University


Catastrophic Events in the History of Life: Toward a New Understanding of Mass Extinctions in the Fossil Record - Part II
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David Weinreb, Yale University


Issue 6: March 2002

Defining Personhood
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Jean Lee, University of California at Berkeley


Changing of the Guard: The Hubble Telescope Yields to the Next Generation
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Katherine Lovejoy, Northwestern University


Biochemical Techniques to Produce Transgenic Plants
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Vikram Pattanayak, University of Pennsylvania


A Critique of the U.S.'s Response to the Threat of Bioterrorism
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Sadhna Vora, Harvard University


Catastrophic Events in the History of Life: Toward a New Understanding of Mass Extinctions in the Fossil Record - Part I
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David Weinreb, Yale University

 Issue 5: February 2002

The Science of Fixing Stuff, or If I Can Do Quantum Mechanics, Then I Can Make That Thing Stop Leaking
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Margaret Harris, Duke University


Gene Therapy: Techniques of Cell Transfection
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Katherine Lovejoy, Northwestern University


Science in the Name of Beauty: Summer internships give insight into the scientific research behind cosmetics
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Beth Reger, Drew University


Exploring the Ozone Hole: Mechanisms of Stratospheric Denitrification
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Sadhna Vora, Harvard University

Issue 4: January 2002

Terrorism vs. Scientific Diligence: The Race to Understand and Contain Anthrax
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Jennifer DeMichele, Cornell University


Sputnik: Fellow Traveler Takes America for a Ride: How a Russian Satellite Placed American Education Reform in the Spotlight
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A.J. Howes, University of Virginia


Microarray: A Technique Review
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Amanda Redig, University of Arizona


There's Something in the Water! A Look at Disinfection By-products in Drinking Water
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Sadhna Vora, Harvard University


Betwixt and Between: A Semester in Turkey
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Shawna Williams, Colorado College


LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Choosing an Undergraduate Research Mentor
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Dr. Reginald Halaby, Montclair State University


Issue 3: December 2001

Stem Cells and Public Funding: Moral Controversies and Scientific Issues
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Katherine Bourzac, University of Southern California


The Human Body Beneath the Sea
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Elizabeth Condliffe, Princeton University


String Theory: Symmetry in Multiple Dimensions
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Vikram Pattanayak, University of Pennsylvania


Gleevec: Highlighting the Power of Rational Drug Design
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Amanda Redig, University of Arizona


Issue 2: November 2001

Thinking Out of the Box: The Intriguing Field of Darwinian Medicine
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Jennifer DeMichele, Cornell University


Two Months in the Basement - Research Opportunities for Undergrads
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Ian Gelfand, University of Pennsylvania


Lasers, Magnets, and the Coldest Stuff in the Universe: An Introduction to Bose-Einstein Condensation
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Margaret Harris, Duke University


Seeing Double - An Introduction to Twinning
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Jean Lee, University of California at Berkeley


Ethics and Politics, Biology and Capitalism: The Case of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research in America
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Shawna Williams, Colorado College


Issue 1: October 2001

Proteomics: Pushing the Frontiers of Genomics
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Dave Chokshi, Duke University


Regulation of Gene Expression: A New Role For an Alzheimer's Protein?
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Christina Tang, Simon Fraser University


Defining Stem Cells
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Joshua Tusin, Beloit College


Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Further Characterization of NMDA Receptor Channels on Cultured Supraoptic Neurons
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Paul Rack, University of California - Riverside
Advisor: Margarita C. Currįs-Collazo, Ph.D., Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience University of California at Riverside


Syllables and Nonpronounceable Clusters Do Not Appear to Activate Distinct Regions in the Brain: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
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Brian G. Skotko, Bora Lee, Jason Katzen, Dirk Stanley, Hua Guo, and Allen Song, Duke University
Advisor: Dr. Gregory McCarthy, Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke University


Lysosomal and Mitochondrial Changes Detected During TNF-a-Induced Apoptosis in MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cells
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Manuel Zea, Montclair State University
Advisor: Reginald Halaby, Department of Biology and Molecular Biology, Montclair State University


Physical Sciences & Mathematics

Analysis of Drug Samples Using Raman Microspectroscopy
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Nadine Kam, Stanford University
Advisor: DonKimberley F. Schrum, Ph.D., Whittier College

Psychology & Social Sciences

Impact of the Potential Downsizing of Eastern State Hospital on the Patient Population
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Elizabeth Grimm, College of William & Mary
Advisor: Ms. Kelly Metcalf-Meese, College of William & Mary

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