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Articles in July 8, 1995, issue of Science News

• Brain data fuel alcoholism gene clash - new study on a gene that may help suppress dopamine transmission
  by B. Bower
• Carbide whiskers shrink to nanometer size - researchers have developed silicon carbide filaments under 30 nanometers in diameter - Brief Article
  by Corrina Wu
• Internal compass guides sea turtles - research of how loggerhead sea turtles use internal magnetic compass as a directional aid - Brief Article
• DNA repair enzyme: a structure revealed - study on the structure of photolayse, which repairs DNA damage caused by ultraviolet light - Brief Article
  by R. Lipkin
• Diet, exercise, genes strengthen bones - study suggests that development of strong bones through exercise and diet depends on type of vitamin D receptor genes possessed by cells - Brief Article
  by L. Seachrist
• Fishing out magnetoreception's secrets - researchers are trying to decipher the magnetoreception of animals by studying rainbow trout - Brief Article
• Slowing down the evolution of tough insects - researchers developing corn genetically engineered to produce Bacillus thuringiensis protein, which kills the corn borer insect - Brief Article
  by T. Adler
• Gene for early, aggressive Alzheimer's - researchers discover mutations of S182 gene responsible for rare but severe form of Alzheimer's occuring in families before victims reach age of 60 - Brief Article
  by L. Seachrist
• Reproductive history and BRCA1 - studies show that women have a higher chance of having ovarian or breast cancer if they carry the mutant BRCA1 gene and and experience early menstruation and postponed first childbirth - Brief Article
• Spinning nuclei to extreme deformity - researcher Demetrios G. Sarantites and colleagues discover hyperdeformation in gadolinium-147 nuclei - Brief Article
  by I. Peterson
• Tissue engineering: replacing damaged organs with new tissues
  by Richard Lipkin
• Smoking and colon cancer - research shows that smokers who either have the normal p53 gene or lack it altogether have a higher chance of developing colon cancer than nonsmokers - Brief Article
• Microscopic diamonds crack geologic mold - diamonds found in continental crust challenge geological theory
  by R. Monastersky
• The Ediacaran enigma: were the oldest animals actually lichens? - includes a related article on the disappearance of Ediacara - Cover Story
  by Richard Monastersky