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11 June 2004
Vol 304, Issue 5677, Pages 1549-1700

Special Issue
This Week in Science
Editorial
Editors' Choice
News of the Week
News Focus

Letters
Books et al.
Policy Forum
Perspectives

Brevia
Research Articles
Reports

Issue Highlights

Special Issue

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This Week in Science: Editor summaries of this week's papers.
Science 11 June 2004: 1561.
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Editorial:
Climate Change and Climate Science: Donald Kennedy
Science 11 June 2004: 1565.
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Editors' Choice: Highlights of the recent literature.
Science 11 June 2004: 1567.
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NetWatch: Best of the Web in science.
Science 11 June 2004: 1575.
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New Products: Science 11 June 2004: 1684.
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News of the Week

ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND CHILDREN: Buried Data Can Be Hazardous to a Company's Health: Eliot Marshall
Science 11 June 2004: 1576-1577.
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IMMUNOLOGY: Unexpectedly, Ancient Molecule Tied to Asthma: Jennifer Couzin
Science 11 June 2004: 1577.
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AGBIOTECH: Report Says India Needs Stronger, Independent Regulatory Body: Pallava Bagla
Science 11 June 2004: 1579.
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ASTRONOMY: Spitzer Telescope Weighs and Dates a Primeval Galaxy: Robert Irion
Science 11 June 2004: 1580.
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PARTICLE PHYSICS: Top Quark Tips the Scale for a Heavier Higgs Boson: Charles Seife
Science 11 June 2004: 1580.
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ASTRONOMY: Giant Black Holes Shed Their Dusty Veils: Charles Q. Choi
Science 11 June 2004: 1581.
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EDUCATION RESEARCH: Meager Evaluations Make It Hard to Find Out What Works: Jeffrey Mervis
Science 11 June 2004: 1583.
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ScienceScope: Science 11 June 2004: 1579.
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Random Samples: Science 11 June 2004: 1592.
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News Focus

ROGER PAYNE PROFILE: A Toxic Odyssey: John Bohannon
Science 11 June 2004: 1584-1586.
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ASTRONOMY: Astronomers Shine a Light Upon Dim Nearby Stars: Robert Irion
Science 11 June 2004: 1587.
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ASTRONOMY: Aliens in the Neighborhood?: Robert Irion
Science 11 June 2004: 1589.
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THE BIOLOGY OF GENOMES MEETING: The Case of the Disappearing DNA Hotspots: Elizabeth Pennisi
Science 11 June 2004: 1590.
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THE BIOLOGY OF GENOMES MEETING: Disposable DNA Puzzles Researchers: Elizabeth Pennisi
Science 11 June 2004: 1590-1591.
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THE BIOLOGY OF GENOMES MEETING: Surveys Reveal Vast Numbers of Genes: Elizabeth Pennisi
Science 11 June 2004: 1591.
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Letters

This Week's Letters: Science 11 October 2002: 1595.
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Fish in Deep-Water Coral Habitats: Michel J. Kaiser
Science 11 June 2004: 1595.
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Starting a Global Scientific Journal: Luis Benítez-Bribiesca
Science 11 June 2004: 1595.
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Hog Picture Doesn't Tell Whole Story: Alice White
Science 11 June 2004: 1595.
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A New Beginning: Michael M. Crow
Science 11 June 2004: 1597.
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Predicting Protein Structures Accurately: Marcin von Grotthuss, Lucjan S. Wyrwicz, Jakub Pas, Leszek Rychlewski;, Phil Bradley, Brian Kuhlman, Gautam Dantas, and David Baker
Science 11 June 2004: 1597-1599.
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Building on the IGY Anniversary: Jo Ann Joselyn
Science 11 June 2004: 1599.
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CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS: Science 11 June 2004: 1599.
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Books et al.

HISTORY OF SCIENCE: Picturing Nature, Producing Science: Simon Werrett
Science 11 June 2004: 1600-1601.
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HUMAN COGNITION: Dispelling Rumors of a Gene Shortage: H. Clark Barrett
Science 11 June 2004: 1601-1602.
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Browsings: Science 11 June 2004: 1602.
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Books Received: Science 11 June 2004: 1602.

Policy Forum

GEOLOGY: Enhanced: Building for Earthquakes: William Leith
Science 11 June 2004: 1604.
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Perspectives

BEHAVIOR: Can a Dog Learn a Word?: Paul Bloom
Science 11 June 2004: 1605-1606.
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MATERIALS SCIENCE: Fundamental Size Limits in Ferroelectricity: Nicola A. Spaldin
Science 11 June 2004: 1606-1607.
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DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY: A Linker Histone Restricts Muscle Development: Lisa Cirillo and Ken Zaret
Science 11 June 2004: 1607-1609.
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PALEOCLIMATE: Do I Hear a Million?: James W. C. White
Science 11 June 2004: 1609-1610.
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DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY: Hox Genes in the Limb: A Play in Two Acts: Jacqueline Deschamps
Science 11 June 2004: 1610-1611.
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Brevia

Early Precision Compound Machine from Ancient China: Peter J. Lu
Science 11 June 2004: 1638.
Archameides' spirals in ancient Chinese jade rings may have been carved with a simple machine three centuries or more before such machines were invented in the West. Full Text »| PDF »| Supporting Online Material »|

Research Articles

Fluctuations and Bistabilities on Catalyst Nanoparticles: V. Johánek, M. Laurin, A. W. Grant, B. Kasemo, C. R. Henry, and J. Libuda
Science 11 June 2004: 1639-1644.
Published online 6 May 2004 [DOI: 10.1126/science.1097513] (in Science Express Research Articles)
When large particles of a palladium catalyst are replaced with nanoparticles, fluctuations in the number of CO molecules interacting with the catalyst drive oxidation reaction without hysteresis. Abstract »| Full Text »| PDF »|
Phospholipid Metabolism Regulated by a Transcription Factor Sensing Phosphatidic Acid: C. J. R. Loewen, M. L. Gaspar, S. A. Jesch, C. Delon, N. T. Ktistakis, S. A. Henry, and T. P. Levine
Science 11 June 2004: 1644-1647.
Opi1p, a transcription factor that represses phospholipid biosynthesis in yeast, is reversibly sequestered on the endoplasmic reticulum depending on the level of phosphatidic acid in the membrane. Abstract »| Full Text »| PDF »| Supporting Online Material »|

Reports

Femtotesla Magnetic Field Measurement with Magnetoresistive Sensors: Myriam Pannetier, Claude Fermon, Gerald Le Goff, Juha Simola, and Emma Kerr
Science 11 June 2004: 1648-1650.
A superconducting loop that amplifies the signal from a small magnetic resistor allows detection of minute magnetic fields at much higher temperatures than previously thought possible. Abstract »| Full Text »| PDF »| Supporting Online Material »|
Ferroelectricity in Ultrathin Perovskite Films: Dillon D. Fong, G. Brian Stephenson, Stephen K. Streiffer, Jeffrey A. Eastman, Orlando Auciello, Paul H. Fuoss, and Carol Thompson
Science 11 June 2004: 1650-1653.
Perovskite films just three unit cells thick continue to store electrical fields, challenging theory. Abstract »| Full Text »| PDF »| Supporting Online Material »|
Oxoiron(IV) in Chloroperoxidase Compound II Is Basic: Implications for P450 Chemistry: Michael T. Green, John H. Dawson, and Harry B. Gray
Science 11 June 2004: 1653-1656.
The enzyme chloroperoxidase has an FeIV-OH species that makes it more basic, reducing its redox potential to levels that preserve its polypeptide chains while still allowing it to be a powerful oxidizer. Abstract »| Full Text »| PDF »|
Iron Isotope Fractionation and the Oxygen Fugacity of the Mantle: Helen M. Williams, Catherine A. McCammon, Anne H. Peslier, Alex N. Halliday, Nadya Teutsch, Sylvain Levasseur, and Jean-Pierre Burg
Science 11 June 2004: 1656-1659.
The ratio of iron isotopes in a mineral in Earth's mantle can serve as a new probe to study past variations in oxygen distribution. Abstract »| Full Text »| PDF »| Supporting Online Material »|
New Zealand Maritime Glaciation: Millennial-Scale Southern Climate Change Since 3.9 Ma: Robert M. Carter and Paul Gammon
Science 11 June 2004: 1659-1662.
An ocean drill core east of New Zealand shows that glaciers there varied in step with Antarctic climate during the past 370,000 years of a 3.9-million-year record. Abstract »| Full Text »| PDF »| Supporting Online Material »|
Seawater Sulfur Isotope Fluctuations in the Cretaceous: Adina Paytan, Miriam Kastner, Douglas Campbell, and Mark H. Thiemens
Science 11 June 2004: 1663-1665.
A 130-million-year isotopic record of seawater sulfate reveals several excursions in Earth's atmospheric oxygen content and also indicates that volcanism and hydrothermal activity decreased about 50 million years ago. Abstract »| Full Text »| PDF »| Supporting Online Material »|
Soils, Agriculture, and Society in Precontact Hawai`i: P. M. Vitousek, T. N. Ladefoged, P. V. Kirch, A. S. Hartshorn, M. W. Graves, S. C. Hotchkiss, S. Tuljapurkar, and O. A. Chadwick
Science 11 June 2004: 1665-1669.
Indigenous farmers selected lands with higher phosphorus and cation concentrations for rain-fed cultivation on the younger Hawaiian Islands. Abstract »| Full Text »| PDF »| Supporting Online Material »|
A Dual Role for Hox Genes in Limb Anterior-Posterior Asymmetry: József Zákány, Marie Kmita, and Denis Duboule
Science 11 June 2004: 1669-1672.
As limbs develop, the transcription factor HOX participates at two different stages: first to specify the asymmetrical formation of digits, then to help form different finger types. Abstract »| Full Text »| PDF »| Supporting Online Material »|
Phosphoryl Transfer and Calcium Ion Occlusion in the Calcium Pump: Thomas Lykke-Møller Sørensen, Jesper Vuust Møller, and Poul Nissen
Science 11 June 2004: 1672-1675.
The calcium pump moves ions across cell membranes by phosphorylation-induced occlusion of one end of the pore to prevent ions from slipping backward; relaxing this high-energy state releases the ions on the other side. Abstract »| Full Text »| PDF »| Supporting Online Material »|
Msx1 Cooperates with Histone H1b for Inhibition of Transcription and Myogenesis: Hansol Lee, Raymond Habas, and Cory Abate-Shen
Science 11 June 2004: 1675-1678.
Linker histones, proteins known to suppress gene activity by condensing chromatin, also activate genes involved in muscle development by binding to other regulatory proteins. Abstract »| Full Text »| PDF »| Supporting Online Material »|
Acidic Mammalian Chitinase in Asthmatic Th2 Inflammation and IL-13 Pathway Activation: Zhou Zhu, Tao Zheng, Robert J. Homer, Yoon-Keun Kim, Ning Yuan Chen, Lauren Cohn, Qutayba Hamid, and Jack A. Elias
Science 11 June 2004: 1678-1682.
A human enzyme that can degrade the chitin of insect exoskeletons also regulates allergic inflammation in asthma, reinforcing the similarities between immune responses to parasitic and allergic stimuli. Abstract »| Full Text »| PDF »| Supporting Online Material »|
Word Learning in a Domestic Dog: Evidence for "Fast Mapping": Juliane Kaminski, Josep Call, and Julia Fischer
Science 11 June 2004: 1682-1683.
A smart dog can learn new words rapidly and hold them in memory for up to 4 weeks, perhaps employing a basic learning mechanism that humans also use. Abstract »| Full Text »| PDF »| Supporting Online Material »|

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