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Published Works
- Did They Really Say ... Eradication? (2007) (197)
- A Proof of Principle (2007) (170)
- Zebra Mussel Invasion Threatens U.S. Waters: Damage estimates soar into the billions for the zebra mussel, just one of many invaders entering U.S. waters via ballast water. (1990) (112)
- Malaria. Did they really say ... eradication? (2007) (84)
- Reimagining Cities (2008) (83)
- A History of the Human Genome Project (2001) (77)
- The rise of restoration ecology. (2009) (72)
- It's Not Just the Genes (2002) (69)
- Controversial From the Start (2001) (66)
- Wetlands Trading Is a Loser's Game, Say Ecologists. (1993) (65)
- Dioxin risks revisited. (1991) (65)
- How Fast Can Trees Migrate?: If the climate models are correct, greenhouse warming will spell doom for many forests across the United States. (1989) (60)
- Radiation accident grips Goiânia. (1987) (54)
- An Ill Wind, Bringing Meningitis (2008) (47)
- Fight erupts over DNA fingerprinting. (1991) (43)
- Coral Bleaching Threatens Atlantic Reefs: Unexplained changes are occurring in some of the most productive ecosystems on the planet, the Caribbean coral reefs. (1987) (41)
- Rotavirus Vaccines' Second Chance (2004) (41)
- Nigeria hit by unprecedented Lassa fever outbreak. (2018) (41)
- Disease and death in the New World. (1989) (40)
- SNP Mappers Confront Reality and Find It Daunting (2000) (40)
- A genetic survey of vanishing peoples (1991) (36)
- Counting on science at EPA. (1990) (36)
- Genome patent fight erupts. (1991) (34)
- Chemical Prospecting: Hope For Vanishing Ecosystems? (1992) (34)
- Mosquitoes and Disease (2002) (34)
- Measuring cholesterol is as tricky as lowering it. (1987) (34)
- Does the Ozone Hole Threaten Antarctic Life?: Early evidence is just coming in; so far, the answer is far from clear and investigators are divided. (1989) (33)
- 9 billion? (2011) (33)
- The worm project. (1990) (33)
- Polio: The Final Assault? (2004) (31)
- Learning From an Acid Rain Program (1991) (30)
- Polio Eradication: Is It Time to Give Up? (2006) (27)
- Infectious disease. Israel's silent polio epidemic breaks all the rules. (2013) (27)
- New chip may speed genome analysis. (1989) (26)
- Who owns the human genome? (1987) (26)
- Malaria wars. (2016) (26)
- CF screening delayed for awhile, perhaps forever. (1990) (23)
- Genome Diversity Project. Anthropologists climb (gingerly) on board. (1992) (23)
- Pandemic brings mass vaccinations to a halt. (2020) (21)
- How to sample the world's genetic diversity. (1992) (20)
- Building on the DNA Revolution (2003) (20)
- Battling Over Bed Nets (2007) (19)
- Is There Life AfterClimate Change? (1988) (19)
- Global Warming: Blaming the Sun: A report that essentially wishes away greenhouse warming is said to be having a major influence on White House policy. (1989) (19)
- Ranking the rain forests. (1991) (19)
- GRAIL seeks out genes buried in DNA sequence. (1991) (18)
- Resiliency in the Face of Disaster (2005) (18)
- To test or not to test? (1990) (17)
- DNA fingerprinting: academy reports. (1992) (17)
- Zeroing in on a breast cancer susceptibility gene (1993) (17)
- Genome project. (1988) (16)
- Is measles next? (2015) (16)
- Elimination meets reality in Hispaniola. (2010) (16)
- Atomic bomb doses reassessed. (1987) (16)
- Science in court: a culture clash. (1992) (15)
- NIH gene patents, round two. (1992) (15)
- New game plan for genome mapping. (1989) (15)
- Misconduct: Caltech's trial by fire (1991) (15)
- Looking for a Little Luck (2009) (15)
- Diet and health in China. (1988) (15)
- Landscapes of Infection (2010) (14)
- EPA moves to reassess the risk of dioxin. (1991) (14)
- Study bolsters case against cholesterol. (1987) (14)
- Echoes of Ebola as plague hits Madagascar. (2017) (14)
- Vaccine-Related Polio Outbreak in Nigeria Raises Concerns (2007) (14)
- In Vietnam, an anatomy of a measles outbreak. (2015) (14)
- Zeroing in on the sex switch. (1988) (13)
- New polio cases in Nigeria spur massive response Country's hopes for polio-free status are dashed (2016) (13)
- The rush to publish. (1991) (13)
- Resurgence of Yellow Fever in Africa Prompts a Counterattack (2007) (12)
- Health Workers Scramble to Contain African Epidemic (2004) (12)
- Discovering microbes with a taste for PCBs. (1987) (12)
- Gambling on a shortcut to genome sequencing (1991) (12)
- Vaccines. Rotavirus vaccines' second chance. (2004) (12)
- Pesticides and kids. (1989) (12)
- In the Crossfire: Collins on Genomes, Patents, and 'Rivalry' (2000) (12)
- British radiation study throws experts into tizzy. (1990) (11)
- Genome project under way, at last. (1989) (11)
- A corrosive fight over California's toxics law. (1989) (11)
- Drug-resistant malaria advances in Mekong. (2017) (11)
- Infectious disease. Polio outbreak breaks the rules. (2010) (11)
- Federal Report on Acid Rain Draws Criticism: A new Report, showing minimal effects from acid rain, has scientists grumbling about selective reporting. (1987) (11)
- Finding DNA sequencing errors. (1991) (11)
- Vaccine introduction. The beginning of the end for Africa's devastating meningitis outbreaks? (2010) (11)
- Genome backlash going full force. (1990) (10)
- Drug resistance. Deadly defiance. Introduction to special issue. (2008) (10)
- Polio Experts Strive to Understand a Puzzling Outbreak (2006) (10)
- Academy backs genome project. (1988) (10)
- The race for the cystic fibrosis gene. (1988) (10)
- More pieces in the dioxin puzzle. (1991) (10)
- Alar: the numbers game. (1989) (10)
- Human Conflict: Winning the Peace (2012) (10)
- Warm waters, bleached corals. (1990) (9)
- HIV/AIDS: Money Matters (2008) (9)
- New Malaria Plan Called Ambitious By Some, Unrealistic by Others (2008) (9)
- Are neural nets like the human brain? (1989) (9)
- Human genome: questions of cost. (1987) (9)
- Plan for genome centers sparks a controversy. (1989) (9)
- Risk assessors taken to task. (1990) (9)
- The human genome. Controversial from the start. (2001) (9)
- One worked; the other didn't. (1990) (8)
- Unlocking the Genome (2001) (8)
- Why Watson quit as project head. (1992) (8)
- Chromosomes: the ends in view. (1988) (8)
- Global polio eradication falters in the final stretch. (2020) (8)
- Polio: No Cheap Way Out (2007) (8)
- Agencies vie over human genome project. (1987) (8)
- Study raises estimate of Vietnam war stress. (1988) (8)
- Ethical questions haunt new genetic technologies. (1989) (8)
- Vietnam's psychological toll. (1988) (8)
- Cystic fibrosis pilot projects go begging. (1990) (8)
- Public health. Type 2 poliovirus back from the dead in Nigeria. (2009) (7)
- The Exit Strategy (2004) (7)
- New targets for human gene therapy. (1988) (7)
- Race for cystic fibrosis gene nears end. (1988) (7)
- Down to the wire for the NF gene. (1990) (7)
- Gene patenting. Top HHS lawyer seeks to block NIH. (1992) (7)
- The future of pain research. (2016) (7)
- Disease eradication. Killings force rethinking of Pakistan's anti-polio drive. (2013) (7)
- Academy panel split on greenhouse adaptation. (1991) (7)
- Large-scale sequencing trials begin. (1990) (7)
- INFECTIOUS DISEASE. New polio cases in Nigeria spur massive response. (2016) (7)
- An animal genome project? (1990) (7)
- Genetic Engineering of Plants. Agricultural Research Opportunities and Policy Concerns. (1984) (7)
- Tough times ahead for the genome project. (1990) (7)
- Human gene transfer test approved. (1989) (7)
- Whatever happened to the genetic map? (1990) (7)
- Genome center grants chosen. (1990) (7)
- Nigeria's invisible crisis. (2017) (7)
- Polio outbreaks in the DRC threaten eradication effort. (2018) (7)
- Questions raised about anti-wrinkle cream. (1988) (7)
- Greenhouse role in reef stress unproven. (1991) (7)
- A meeting of the minds on the genome project? (1990) (6)
- Hitting Early, Epidemic Meningitis Ravages Nigeria and Niger (2009) (6)
- Solving Gene Expression (2004) (6)
- Paint kit for cancer diagnosis. (1991) (6)
- NIH takes new tack on gene mapping. (1992) (6)
- Corals remain baffling. (1988) (6)
- Infectious Diseases. As Ebola fades, a new threat. (2015) (6)
- Beyond Noah's Ark: What Do We Need to Know?: As populations of wild animals dwindle, biologists are trying to figure out how to save them, in the wild or in captivity. (1988) (6)
- Extinction imminent for native plants. (1988) (6)
- Public health. A one-two punch against polio. (2014) (6)
- FISHing cuts the angst in amniocentesis. (1991) (6)
- The genetic map is back on track after delays. (1990) (6)
- Polio eradication campaign loses ground. (2019) (6)
- OSTP to wade into gene patent quagmire. (1991) (6)
- New sequencers to take on the genome. (1987) (6)
- Deadly Defiance (2008) (6)
- A Tussle Over the Rules for DNA Data Sharing (2002) (6)
- Watson will head NIH Genome Office. (1988) (5)
- Polio Eradication Effort Adds New Weapon to Its Armory (2005) (5)
- A war within a war. (2014) (5)
- Is Acid Deposition Killing West German Forests (1983) (5)
- Polio vaccinators are back after pandemic pause. (2020) (5)
- The great clone giveaway. (1990) (5)
- Genetic counseling: a preview of what's in store (1993) (5)
- Combating malaria. Battling over bed nets. (2007) (5)
- Carving up the human genome. (1988) (5)
- Shrinking the malaria map from the outside in. (2010) (5)
- Genome project: an experiment in sharing. (1990) (5)
- Polio. Health workers scramble to contain African epidemic. (2004) (5)
- Flap erupts over dioxin meeting (1991) (5)
- Hunger amplifies infectious diseases for millions fleeing the violence of Boko Haram (2017) (5)
- Watson versus Japan. (1989) (5)
- Cantor to head LBL Genome Center. (1988) (5)
- ‘We have no choice.’ Pandemic forces polio eradication group to halt campaigns (2020) (5)
- Gene patents. Scientists voice their opposition. (1992) (5)
- Leroy Hood: thinking big in Seattle. (1994) (5)
- Ocean Dumping of Radioactive Waste (1982) (4)
- Polio campaign. Fighting polio in Pakistan. (2012) (4)
- Ecologists wary about environmental releases. (1989) (4)
- A call to action on a human brain project. (1991) (4)
- Taliban's rise puts polio eradication in danger. (2021) (4)
- Drug-resistant malaria is spreading, but experts clash over its global risk (2017) (4)
- Long, Slow Recovery Predicted for Alaska: The effects of the Alaskan oil spill may last for a decade or more; the full extent of damage may never be known. (1989) (4)
- U.N. Considers biodiversity convention. (1988) (4)
- Is risk assessment conservative? (1989) (4)
- Doom or Vroom (2011) (4)
- Global health. What works. Introduction. (2014) (4)
- New scissors for cutting chromosomes. (1990) (4)
- Polio endgame. Polio: The final assault? (2004) (4)
- The art of eradicating polio. (2013) (4)
- Influenza: The State of Our Ignorance (2006) (4)
- HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS: Eastern Europe. Introduction. (2010) (4)
- The Huntington's gene quest goes on. (1992) (4)
- Conservationists in Panda-monium: U.S zoos and conservationists tangle over the propriety of borrowing pandas--an endangered species--and exploiting them in highly lucrative exhibits. (1988) (4)
- Large numbers, big assumptions. (1989) (4)
- Report card on the genome project. (1991) (4)
- Report nixes "geritol" fix for global warming. (1991) (4)
- Taking a Genomic Bite of the Malaria Mosquito (2002) (4)
- Two chromosomes down, 22 to go. (1992) (4)
- A sequencing reality check. (1988) (4)
- L-tryptophan puzzle takes new twist. (1990) (3)
- Studies Probe Unexplained Decline in Eastern Forests (1984) (3)
- A Foggy Threat: California's Fog is Far More Polluted Than Acid Rain (1982) (3)
- Gene patents. Rumors fly over rejection of NIH claim. (1992) (3)
- Learning from an Acid rain program. (1991) (3)
- Hired guns or true believers? (1992) (3)
- A Race Still Unfinished (2014) (3)
- Watson may head genome office. (1988) (3)
- Acid rain program: mixed review. (1991) (3)
- Rethinking the Polio Endgame (2009) (3)
- MSU faults Strobel for Dutch elm test. (1987) (3)
- Sequencing venture sparks alarm. (1992) (3)
- Huntington's gene: so near, yet so far. (1990) (3)
- Brain Grafting: Surgery Reduces Neurological Damage (1983) (3)
- Genetic survey gains momentum. (1991) (3)
- Clinical Trials: Dispelling Suspicions, Building Trust in Mali (2008) (3)
- Costs of Meningitis Outbreaks Are Crippling, Too (2008) (3)
- Private Pact Ends the DNA Data War (2003) (3)
- DOE to map expressed genes. (1990) (3)
- Pandemic's fallout on malaria control appears limited so far. (2020) (3)
- Flap arises over genetic map. (1987) (3)
- Skirmishing over the scope of the threat. (2016) (3)
- Genome mapping goal now in reach. (1989) (3)
- Bringing vanished ecosystems to life. (1993) (3)
- Does egg beckon sperm when the time is right? (1991) (3)
- Industry/University RelationsReconciling Academic Ideals with Financial Realities (1983) (2)
- The polio eradication campaign is faltering. Can a new vaccine help it get back on track? (2020) (2)
- A few of the chosen. (1992) (2)
- Relief among the rubble. (2010) (2)
- Deadly plague epidemic rages in Madagascar (2017) (2)
- Leroy Hood says no. (1991) (2)
- The village recruiter. (2016) (2)
- Insights into the Animal Mind (1983) (2)
- Japan boosts genome research. (1989) (2)
- Polio resurfaces in Mali and Ukraine (2015) (2)
- Costs of a clean environment. (1991) (2)
- In Pakistan, surveillance for polio reveals a paradox. (2018) (2)
- NIH and DOE draft genome pact. (1988) (2)
- Using genes to track down Indo-European migrations. (1992) (2)
- Testing for cancer risk: tough questions ahead. (1991) (2)
- LBL genome center to try leadership by committee. (1991) (2)
- Genetic Engineers Build a Better Tomato: Green, flavorless, and rock hard, the store-bought tomato is perhaps the cruelest invention of American agriculture. Now hope is in sight for a tomato that tastes. (1988) (2)
- HIV/AIDS in America. Introduction. (2012) (2)
- Climate extravaganza bombs. (1990) (2)
- Cold Spring Harbor turns 100 (1990) (2)
- Africa battles out-of-control polio outbreaks. (2022) (2)
- Rifkin battles gene transfer experiment. (1989) (2)
- Gene transfer test back on track. (1988) (2)
- Drug resistance triggers war to wipe out malaria in the Mekong region (2016) (2)
- Prosecutor v. Scientist: A Cat-and-Mouse Relationship. (1992) (2)
- Revolutionary malaria tests have unexpected downsides. (2017) (2)
- Sweating the small things. (2019) (2)
- Acid Rain Controls: The Case Grows Stronger (1983) (2)
- New questions in Strobel case. (1987) (2)
- Reilly vows environmental activism. (1989) (1)
- NIH, DOE battle for custody of DNA sequence data. (1993) (1)
- Surging cases have dashed all hope that polio might be eradicated in 2019 (2019) (1)
- Acid Rain Clouds US and Canadian Relations (1983) (1)
- Uncertain Prospects for Deep Ocean Mining (1983) (1)
- Two Steps Forward, One Step Back in Polio Fight (2004) (1)
- Scientists worried the pandemic would cause malaria deaths to soar. So far, it hasn’t happened (2020) (1)
- Infectious diseases. Just one poliovirus left to go? (2014) (1)
- J&J finds a place in the sun. (1988) (1)
- NF's cancer connection. (1990) (1)
- Progress of biological control of alligator weed in N.Z (1984) (1)
- Human conflict. Human conflict: winning the peace. Introduction. (2012) (1)
- DOE's genome project comes of age. (1991) (1)
- Polio vaccination to resume across Afghanistan. (2021) (1)
- Human gene therapy test. (1988) (1)
- Fighting Polio Block by Block, House by Shack (2004) (1)
- The long battle against a horrific disease. (2010) (1)
- Polio eradication program faces hard choices as endgame strategy falters (2019) (1)
- MRC denies blocking access to genome data. (1991) (1)
- The Darsee Case. Harvard's Handling of Fraud: Good Intentions Are Not Enough (1983) (1)
- Learning to Live With HIV (2006) (1)
- Polio reappears in Nigeria, triggering massive response (2016) (1)
- Polio vaccination campaigns restart after modelers warn about risk of ‘explosive’ outbreaks (2020) (1)
- When the bamboo blooms. (1988) (1)
- The perils of involving Congress in a 'catfight'. (1992) (1)
- Cystic fibrosis corrected in lab. (1990) (1)
- Interview. Ebola: 'Wow, that is really tough'. (2014) (1)
- Polio endgame. The exit strategy. (2004) (1)
- ‘What the hell is going on?’ Polio cases are vanishing in Pakistan, yet the virus won't go away (2018) (1)
- Alarming polio outbreak spreads in Congo, threatening global eradication efforts (2018) (1)
- Malaria. Vaccine trial meets modest expectations, buoys hopes. (2011) (1)
- Tuberculosis & malaria. Landscapes of infection. Introduction. (2010) (1)
- HUGO takes on role as marriage broker. (1991) (1)
- China Bans Panda Loans (1988) (1)
- Nigeria outbreak forces rethink of polio strategies (2016) (1)
- Change in polio strategy? (1988) (1)
- Response: cystic fibrosis research. (1988) (1)
- Combating malaria. A proof of principle. (2007) (0)
- Plan aims to slash toll from bacterial meningitis. (2021) (0)
- Mapping by X-ray zapping. (1988) (0)
- NIH and DOE draft genome pact (1988) (0)
- Epidemiology. Minnesota polio case stumps experts. (2005) (0)
- More of the same on acid rain (1984) (0)
- New polio vaccine could boost faltering eradication drive. (2020) (0)
- UW Team Reaches Out to Grade- and High-School Students (1994) (0)
- Sex, Lineages, and Pathogenesis (2001) (0)
- First malaria vaccine takes a key step forward (2015) (0)
- Erratum: Chemical prospecting: Hope for vanishing ecosystems? (Science (1142)) (1992) (0)
- Costs of a Clean Environment (1991) (0)
- Lingering fever (2022) (0)
- In reply: global warming report. (1990) (0)
- Breast cancer. A race still unfinished. Introduction. (2014) (0)
- Cystic fibrosis research [4] (1988) (0)
- Infectious disease. Polio: no cheap way out. (2007) (0)
- A prescription for Madagascar’s broken health system: data and a focus on details (2019) (0)
- Taliban decree deepens Afghanistan’s health crisis (2023) (0)
- Academy Urges Uniform Risk-Assessment Guidelines (1983) (0)
- Mid-course correction at LBL Genome Center (1991) (0)
- Minnesota Polio Case Stumps Experts (2005) (0)
- Genome data. Two strikes against cDNA patents. (1992) (0)
- Senate passes genome bill. (1988) (0)
- Polio campaign. The polio emergency. (2012) (0)
- Speeding New Drug Approval: Aid to Patients or Industry? (1982) (0)
- Fetal panel to meet. (1988) (0)
- Was science fair to its authors? (1991) (0)
- Decision on gene test deferred. (1988) (0)
- Response : Alar and Apples (1989) (0)
- Mysteries of the brain. (2012) (0)
- Polio returns in rich countries, but big outbreaks are unlikely (2022) (0)
- Student activist returns home to fight malaria (2016) (0)
- Broder picked to head NCI. (1988) (0)
- Biting back. (2016) (0)
- Moderate Success for New Polio Vaccine (2007) (0)
- Infectious diseases. Polio eradicators struggle to prevent the next outbreak. (2014) (0)
- Erratum: New targets for human gene therapy (Science (906)) (1988) (0)
- Putting Off the Inevitable. (2015) (0)
- Health workers scramble to contain deadly rat-borne fever in Nigeria (2018) (0)
- Rubber workers on the front lines. (2016) (0)
- A risk worth worrying about? (1989) (0)
- Polio campaign. Closing a deadly refuge. (2012) (0)
- Caltech deals with fraud allegations. (1991) (0)
- A standing ovation from the troops. (1992) (0)
- Human genome goes international. (1988) (0)
- Quality of US Agricultural Research Maligned, Again (1983) (0)
- Polio Campaign Suffers Setback (2004) (0)
- A thin lifeline to genome researchers. (1993) (0)
- Genome project. Friends say Jim Watson will resign soon. (1992) (0)
- The legacy of past spills. (1989) (0)
- Movable Gene Segments: A Reliable Vector For Gene Transfer (1983) (0)
- Mapping by Color and X-rays. (1989) (0)
- One way to fight malaria? Convince healthy people to take powerful drugs (2016) (0)
- Beef and chocolate: a partial reprieve. (1988) (0)
- The genetic map is back on track after delays. (1990) (0)
- Fresh look at Acid rain. (1988) (0)
- Population. Doom or vroom? Introduction. (2011) (0)
- A Herpes Vaccine: A New Effort Using Recombinant DNA (1982) (0)
- Are We There Yet? (2003) (0)
- Response : Cystic Fibrosis Research (1988) (0)
- U.S. lags on birth control development. (1990) (0)
- Corrections and Clarifications: Top HHS Lawyer Seeks to Block NIH (1993) (0)
- The Nation's BestRanking Doctorate Programs in Biological Sciences (1983) (0)
- Climate Extravaganza Bombs (1990) (0)
- The unlikely diplomat. (2016) (0)
- A hypothesis that works. (1988) (0)
- Watson Will Head NIH Genome Office (1988) (0)
- Acid Rain Program: Mixed Review (1991) (0)
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