1999 Features
12/30/99 - Antibiotic Resistance
A novel approach may lead to antibiotics that can destroy resistant strains of bacteria.
12/23/99 - Tracking HIV
Using a new technique, scientists are now able to visualize the movement of HIV in a cell.
12/16/99 - Salmonella as a Cancer Fighter
The same bacteria that cause food poisoning are now being used to fight cancer.
12/02/99 - The Signal Amplifier
Animal implant testing may one day allow paraplegics to walk.
11/25/99 - Turkey Test
Turkeys found to be contaminated with Campylobacter bacteria.
11/18/99 - Miracle Surgery
Fetal surgery can correct defects even before a baby is born.
11/11/99 - Truly Man's Best Friend
Can dogs and cats help lower blood pressure?
11/04/99 - Treating Multiple Sclerosis
Brain cell transplants may one day offer hope.
10/28/99 - Gene Therapy Reverses Muscular Dystrophy
Scientists have successfully treated a form of muscular dystrophy in hamsters.
10/21/99 - Regeneration of Brain Cells
For almost one hundred years scientists believed that brain cells don't regenerate--until now.
10/14/99 - Brain Produces Drug Similar to Marijuana
The brain produces a substance similar to the active ingredient in marijuana in response to pain.
10/07/99 - Depression and Silent Stroke
A startling correlation between depression and silent strokes.
09/30/99 - Breast Feeding Equals Higher IQs
Breast fed babies have higher IQs than formula fed babies.
09/23/99 - Foods that Heal
Ongoing research promises to produce designer foods.
09/16/99 - Second Chance
A 21-year-old bull is successfully cloned.
09/09/99 - Cancer and Heart Disease Link
Could new research lead to a common cure?
09/02/99 - Relapse no More?
A pharmacologic agent helps prevent relapses in alcoholics.
08/26/99 - Hidden Bacteria
Killing bacteria in hard to reach places in dental equipment.
08/19/99 - Class is Dismissed for Evolution
The Kansas Board of Education made a startling decision.
08/12/99 - Scary Spice
Who would ever think that cinnamon could be deadly?
08/05/99 - Blood From a Plant
Researchers have produced human blood proteins from tobacco plants.
07/29/99 - Weight Loss Drugs
Obesity drugs don't provide an easy fix.
07/22/99 - Making Decisions
Fascinating insight into how humans and animals make complex decisions.
07/15/99 - Brain Power
Rats control a robotic device with their brain.
07/08/99 - The Biological Computer
Computers made from biomolecules.
07/01/99 - Axing the Family Tree
Startling insights into the evolution of animals.
06/24/99 - Face to Face
Visual discrimination in chimpanzees.
06/17/99 - Cell Death
Insights into the mechanisms of cell apoptosis.
06/10/99 - Implantable Insulin Pumps
Implants may bring relief to those with Type I diabetes.
06/03/99 - First Dolly and Now Millie
Scientists have successfully produced cloned transgenic goats.
05/27/99 - The Mother-Infant Link
Depression can have devastating effects on a developing infant.
05/13/99 - Insulin Free Diabetes
An exciting new compound mimics the role of insulin in the body.
05/06/99 - HIV for a Lifetime
Startling evidence of a lifetime HIV infection.
04/29/99 - The Human Lineage
Researchers announced the discovery of a new species of a human ancestor.
04/22/99 - Bioengineering Blood Vessels
A stunning technique for making new blood vessels.
04/15/99 - Animal Testing Without Animals
A new device could make animal testing obsolete.
04/08/99 - Artificial Liver
New technique for producing an artificial liver.
04/01/99 - Improving Cancer Treatment
Shrinking tumors through protein inhibition.
03/25/99 - Zigging and ZAGing
The structure of a fat-depleting protein (ZAG) could finally lead to a treatment for obesity.
03/18/99 - Walking Again
Will a new device enable paralyzed individuals to walk again?
03/11/99 - AIDSVAX
Trials for a new AIDS vaccine.
03/04/99 - The X Factor
Linking the X chromosome and ovarian cancer.
02/25/99 - Curing Bubble Babies
Doctors have perfected a technique to cure babies born with SCID.
02/18/99 - Killing the Killer
A new protease inhibitor is effective against HIV.
02/11/99 - The Stroke-Venom Connection
Venom from a viper can reverse the effects of strokes.
02/04/99 - Moxifloxacin
A new antibiotic treatment for drug resistant bacteria.
01/28/99 - New Hand
Doctors announced the successful transplantation of a hand from a cadaver.
01/21/99 - No More Pain
Will pain be a thing of the past?
01/14/99 - New Skin
An impressive technique for bioengineering new skin.
01/07/99 - Scanning the Brain
Enhancing the detection of Alzheimer's disease.
