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Articles in April 27, 1991 issue of Science News

• Steroid slackens pace of muscular dystrophy - prednisone and Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
  by Kathy A. Fackelmann
• Molecular octopi learn sticky tricks - benzene molecule shaped like an octopus
  by Elizabeth Pennisi
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob: culinary or genetic? - Libyan Jews' genes, rather than their taste for sheep brains, found to cause neurodegenerative disorder
• Quirk in antibody action yields cheap assay - flow immunosensor device for drug screening
  by Elizabeth Pennisi
• Colds may thwart vaccines - failure of measles vaccinations of children caused by cold-like infections
• Chemical disguises improve peptide drug - renin inhibitors, used for lowering blood pressure
  by Elizabeth Pennisi
• Spider toxins may take bite out of strokes - spider venoms being developed as treatments for stroke victims
  by Elizabeth Pennisi
• Enhancing that fresh-squeezed flavor - using gas chromatography to find out how to make processed orange juice more like fresh
  by Elizabeth Pennisi
• Vision system puts eyesight in blind spots - how the brain's visual system fills in the optical void created by blind spots
  by Bruce Bower
• Caterpillar bodies not built for speed - measuring caterpillars' oxygen consumption as they moved
• Narcoleptics may have an immune disease - narcolepsy, a sleep disorder, may be caused by a genetic defect of the immune system
• Researchers examine Astro's universe - Astro Observatory's data on the composition and structure of the universe
  by Ron Cowen
• Prostate screen: blood test rates best - best test for early diagnosis of prostate cancer
  by Tim Walker
• From tarweed to silversword: Hawaiian plants with California roots challenge botanical dogma - Hawaiian plant group found to have evolved from plants in California - Cover Story
  by Wendy Gibbons
• Married to Antarctica: new theory proposes an ancient wedding between North America and the lonely polar continent - continental drift
  by Richard Monastersky
• Grape seeds sow cholesterol benefits - grape seed oil's effect on serum cholesterol
  by Janet Raloff
• The positive side of palm oil - has cholesterol-lowering agents
  by Janet Raloff
• Insects bugged by 'jumping genes.' - retrotransposons, virus-like DNA fragments, may be useful in controlling insect pests
• New evidence of a heavy neutrino - nuclear particle has greater mass than previously thought
  by Ivars Peterson
• A little less fat won't cut cancer risk - dietary fat
  by Carol Ezzell
• Fracture formula yields volcanic forecasts - mathematical expression to help predict when volcanoes will blow
  by Richard Monastersky
• Taking HDL in stride - walking can help elevate high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in women
  by Janet Raloff
• Enthusiasm for niacin waned, now waxes - niacin as a treatment for high blood cholesterol
  by Janet Raloff
• Swell idea for a chemical sensor - swelling polymers
  by Elizabeth Pennisi