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Articles in March 8, 1997 issue of Science News

• Gene heats up obesity research - UCP2 protein linked to metabolic rate - Brief Article
• Pacific puts the brake on warming - cooling Pacific Ocean counteracts effects of global warming - Earth Science - Brief Article
  by Richard Monastersky
• Brain hues disclose depression clues - neural activity in cingulate gyrus linked to antidepressant efficacy - Brief Article
• Cells can stop HIV once it gets inside - immunity to HIV in some people due to some unknown intercellular mechanism - Biology - Brief Article
  by John Travis
• Two monkeys 'cloned' from embryo cells - nuclear transfer method used to create genetically identical rhesus monkeys - Brief Article
  by John Travis
• Earth's pole is a pushover for quakes - earthquakes shift Earth's rotational axis - Earth Science - Brief Article
  by Richard Monastersky
• Bacteria give new meaning to 'computer bug.' - light-sensitive protein called bacteriorhodopsin used in optical computer - Brief Article
  by Corinna Wu
• Toying with a molecular enzyme - hybrid enzyme synthesized that performs functions of its constituent parts - Biochemistry - Brief Article
  by Corinna Wu
• Winging it: an unusual approach to flight - Coelurosauravus evolved new skeletal elements to support wings made of skin - Brief Article
  by Richard Monastersky
• Vaulting the language barrier: computers are helping to search texts and data now shrouded in linguistic differences - language translation software
  by Janet Raloff
• Hormone therapy: issues of the heart - estrogen replacement therapy and heart attack risk
  by Janet Raloff
• Hardy synthetic patterned after nature - protein synthesized to maximize hydrophobic stabilization - Biochemistry - Brief Article
  by Paul Smaglik
• New dust sheds new light on planetary birth - binary stars may be able to create planets - Brief Article
  by Paul Smaglik
• Aging gene linked to heart attacks - gene for Werner syndrome increases risk of heart attack - Biology - Brief Article
  by John Travis
• Crashing debut of an exotic heavy particle? - frequency of positron-proton collisions indicates existence of particles or forces that are not part of standard model of particle physics - Brief Article
  by Ivars Peterson
• Heralding Hale-Bopp - comet Hale-Bopp visible to naked eye - Astronomy - Brief Article
  by Ron Cowen
• Breathing freely threatens seeing clearly - inhaled steroids linked to glaucoma risk - Brief Article
  by Steve Sternberg
• Chips ahoy: microchips covered with DNA emerge as powerful research tools - DNA chips - Cover Story
  by John Travis