Table of Contents August 2001
VOL. 31, NO. 8		DEPARTMENTS
STARTING THE PROCESS Discovery Down Under From century-old medicines to genetically engineered livestock, biological and medical research are thriving in New Zealand Pauline Hamilton DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY The dilemma of Mars sample return The battle rages on: Does the scientific value of bringing Martian samples to Earth to study outweigh the risks of introducing alien organisms to our planet? Barry E. DiGregorio SUCCEEDING IN THE MARKETPLACE Do we need research incentives for health claims? How can we motivate companies to back up their label claims with scientific evidence? Nancy M. Childs, Michael E. Childs		Chemist at Large Leading the Way A chemistry student visits South Africa LaTese Briggs Heart Cut Patent Watch Viewpoint Management and creativity in research Raymond A. Firestone Book Alert A most remarkable researcher Nancy K. McGuire Touring the Net Find a set on the Net Michael Block The Last Word Periodically in need of a vacation Nancy K. McGuire Press Release Preparation for Martian samples quarantine facility must begin soon to be ready for first mission National Research Council This issue's cartoons
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