After linking the activity of a gene to that of the gene that makes fireflies and other glowing organisms shine, investigators can monitor genetic activity in a single living cell by recording pinpricks of light. Catano, J. P., R.D. Kineman, and L.S. Frawley. The gene that keeps plants off Geritol Scientists find a gene that enables plants to make the most of iron-poor soil. Eide, D., et al. A novel iron-regulated metal transporter from plants identified by functional expression in yeast.
Paleontologists explore the early history of cetacean evolution.
Evolution of cetacean osmoregulation. Telling time 400 million years ago Two researchers have developed a type of magnetic stopwatch for timing evolutionary and geologic events far back in Earth's history. Sixth North American Paleontological Convention. Scientists are trying to decipher the signals that nerve cells in the body use to encode information and coordinate activity. Levin, J.E., and J.P. Miller.