This Week in Science

Editor summaries of this week's papers.
Science 20 September 1996: 1631.
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Editorial:
New Online Tools for Scholars: 2

Floyd E. Bloom
Science 20 September 1996: 1637-0.
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 ScienceScope

Science 20 September 1996: 1647-0.
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 Random Samples|New Spin on Trout Ailment * White Paper for Evolution * NSF Supports "Affectionate Technology" * Astronomy for All * Will-o'-the-Wisp Nabbed * Cold Fish Help Preserve Platelets * More Neutrino Mystery

Science 20 September 1996: 1661-1663.
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 Book Reviews|The Scientific Voice, reviewed by G. Nunberg * Blondes in Venetian Paintings, the Nine-Banded Armadillo, and Other Essays in Biochemistry, B. Witkop * Vignettes

Science 20 September 1996: 1672-1673.
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 Products & Materials

Science 20 September 1996: 1738-1739.
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News and Comment

Ecology: A Recipe for River Recovery?

Marcia Barinaga
Science 20 September 1996: 1648-1650.
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Budget '97: NIH Up, for Now; Fusion Down

Andrew Lawler and Eliot Marshall
Science 20 September 1996: 1651-0.
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East Asia: 13 Universities Seek Common Ground

Dennis Normile
Science 20 September 1996: 1651-1652.
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Malaria: Serious Setback for Patarroyo Vaccine

Eliot Marshall
Science 20 September 1996: 1652-0.
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Universities: Furor Over Minnesota Tenure Proposals

Constance Holden
Science 20 September 1996: 1653-0.
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Planetary Science: Mars Meteorite Quest Goes Global

Andrew Lawler
Science 20 September 1996: 1653-1654.
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U.K. Science Policy: Labour Promises Key Role for Science

Nigel Williams
Science 20 September 1996: 1654-0.
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Research News

Computer Science: Redefining the Supercomputer

Gary Taubes
Science 20 September 1996: 1655-1657.
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Petaflops Computing: How Great a Need for Speed?

Gary Taubes
Science 20 September 1996: 1656-0.
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Neurobiology: Glimpsing Myelin's Protein Glue

Marcia Barinaga
Science 20 September 1996: 1657-1658.
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Weather Forecasting: Budgets Stall But Forecasts Jump Forward

Richard A. Kerr
Science 20 September 1996: 1658-1659.
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Weather Forecasting: The Next Lap in the Forecast Race

Richard A. Kerr
Science 20 September 1996: 1659-0.
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Biochemistry: Closing In on a Stomach-Sparing Aspirin Substitute

Robert F. Service
Science 20 September 1996: 1660-0.
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Letters

 This Week's Letters

Science 20 September 1996: 1639-1643.
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 Past Life on Mars?

Frank von Hippel, Ted von Hippel;, Harold J. Morowitz;, Louis J. DeTolla;, David S. McKay, Everett K. Gibson Jr., and Kathie L. Thomas-Keprta
Science 20 September 1996: 1639-1643.
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 Important Credit

Bill Carithers; and Editor
Science 20 September 1996: 1639-1643.
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 Controlling Cotton Pests

W. Randy Deaton;, Marvin K. Harris;, and J. R. Bradley Jr.
Science 20 September 1996: 1639-1643.
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 HIV Fusion

Cindy L. Bristow; and Robin A. Weiss
Science 20 September 1996: 1639-1643.
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 Past Life on Mars?

Louis J. DeTolla
Science 20 September 1996: 1640.
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 Response: Past Life on Mars?

David S. McKay, Everett K. Gibson, Jr., and Kathie L. Thomas-Keprta
Science 20 September 1996: 1640.
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 Important Credit

Bill Carithers
Science 20 September 1996: 1640-1641.
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 Controlling Cotton Pests

W. Randy Deaton
Science 20 September 1996: 1641.
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 Controlling Cotton Pests

Marvin K. Harris
Science 20 September 1996: 1641-1642.
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 Controlling Cotton Pests

J. R. Bradley, Jr.
Science 20 September 1996: 1642.
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 HIV Fusion

Cindy L. Bristow
Science 20 September 1996: 1642-1643.
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 Response: HIV Fusion

Robin A. Weiss
Science 20 September 1996: 1643.
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Books et al.

 Matters of Language: The Scientific Voice.

Geoffrey Nunberg
Science 20 September 1996: 1672.
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 Biochemistry Extended: Blondes in Venetian Paintings, the Nine-Banded Armadillo, and Other Essays in Biochemistry.

Bernhard Witkop
Science 20 September 1996: 1672-1673.
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Perspectives

Why the Glass Transition Is Still Interesting

A. P. Sokolov
Science 20 September 1996: 1675-1676.
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Visualizing the Logic Behind RNA Self-Assembly

François Michel and Eric Westhof
Science 20 September 1996: 1676-1677.
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A K⁺ Channel Worthy of Attention

Bertil Hille
Science 20 September 1996: 1677-0.
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Research Article

Crystal Structure of a Group I Ribozyme Domain: Principles of RNA Packing

Jamie H. Cate, Anne R. Gooding, Elaine Podell, Kaihong Zhou, Barbara L. Golden, Craig E. Kundrot, Thomas R. Cech, and Jennifer A. Doudna
Science 20 September 1996: 1678-1685.
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Reports

Dynamic Control and Amplification of Molecular Chirality by Circular Polarized Light

Nina P. M. Huck, Wolter F. Jager, Ben de Lange, and Ben L. Feringa
Science 20 September 1996: 1686-1688.
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Identification of the "Active Sites" of a Surface-Catalyzed Reaction

T. Zambelli, J. Wintterlin, J. Trost, and G. Ertl
Science 20 September 1996: 1688-1690.
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Self-Assembly of a Two-Dimensional Superlattice of Molecularly Linked Metal Clusters

Ronald P. Andres, Jeffery D. Bielefeld, Jason I. Henderson, David B. Janes, Venkat R. Kolagunta, Clifford P. Kubiak, William J. Mahoney, and Richard G. Osifchin
Science 20 September 1996: 1690-1693.
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A Revised Chronology for Mississippi River Subdeltas

Torbjörn E. Törnqvist, Tristram R. Kidder, Whitney J. Autin, Klaas van der Borg, Arie F. M. de Jong, Cornelis J. W. Klerks, Els M. A. Snijders, Joep E. A. Storms, Remke L. van Dam, and Michael C. Wiemann
Science 20 September 1996: 1693-1696.
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RNA Tertiary Structure Mediation by Adenosine Platforms

Jamie H. Cate, Anne R. Gooding, Elaine Podell, Kaihong Zhou, Barbara L. Golden, Alexander A. Szewczak, Craig E. Kundrot, Thomas R. Cech, and Jennifer A. Doudna
Science 20 September 1996: 1696-1699.
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Three Cognitive Markers of Unconscious Semantic Activation

Anthony G. Greenwald, Sean C. Draine, and Richard L. Abrams
Science 20 September 1996: 1699-1702.
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Parallel and Antiparallel (G·GC)₂ Triple Helix Fragments in a Crystal Structure

Dominique Vlieghe, Luc Van Meervelt, Alain Dautant, Bernard Gallois, Gilles Précigoux, and Olga Kennard
Science 20 September 1996: 1702-1705.
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Interaction of U2AF⁶⁵ RS Region with Pre-mRNA Branch Point and Promotion of Base Pairing with U2 snRNA

Juan Valcárcel, Rajesh K. Gaur, Ravinder Singh, and Michael R. Green
Science 20 September 1996: 1706-1709.
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Small-Conductance, Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels from Mammalian Brain

M. Köhler, B. Hirschberg, C. T. Bond, J. M. Kinzie, N. V. Marrion, J. Maylie, and J. P. Adelman
Science 20 September 1996: 1709-1714.
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A Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Activating Kinase (CAK) in Budding Yeast Unrelated to Vertebrate CAK

F. Hernan Espinoza, Alison Farrell, Hediye Erdjument-Bromage, Paul Tempst, and David O. Morgan
Science 20 September 1996: 1714-1717.
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Regulation of Interferon--Activated STAT1 by the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway

Tae Kook Kim and Tom Maniatis
Science 20 September 1996: 1717-1719.
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Regulation of a Neuronal Form of Focal Adhesion Kinase by Anandamide

Pascal Derkinderen, Madeleine Toutant, Ferran Burgaya, Marc Le Bert, Julio C. Siciliano, Vittorio de Franciscis, Michèle Gelman, and Jean-Antoine Girault
Science 20 September 1996: 1719-1722.
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Neurogenic Amplification of Immune Complex Inflammation

Carmen R. Bozic, Bao Lu, Uta E. Höpken, Craig Gerard, and Norma P. Gerard
Science 20 September 1996: 1722-1725.
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ER Degradation of a Misfolded Luminal Protein by the Cytosolic Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway

Mark M. Hiller, Andreas Finger, Markus Schweiger, and Dieter H. Wolf
Science 20 September 1996: 1725-1728.
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Sequential Binding of Import Ligands to Distinct Nucleopore Regions During Their Nuclear Import

Nelly Panté and Ueli Aebi
Science 20 September 1996: 1729-1732.
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