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Biological Resource Centers: OECD Calls for Developing a Global Network p.598
D. Jay Grimes, Ronald M. Atlas, and Salomon Wald

U.S. Expands Antibioterrorism Programs, Stiffens Sanctions p.600

ASM Dealing with Bioterrorism-Related Issues on Several Fronts p.601

Nobel Prizes Recognize Yeast Studies, Chiral Drug Syntheses p.602

Tobacco Turns over a New Leaf p.603

Implanted Heart Devices Prone to Silent and Dangerous Staph Infection p.604

Tree Extract Curbs Foodborne Pathogens p.605

P. aeruginosa Produces Cyanide, Poisons Worms on Petri Plates p.606

Using Bacteria to Make a Properly "Handed" Intermediate for AIDS Drug p.607

Postscript to Schrödinger: So What Is Life? [PDF] p.611
Franklin M. Harold
Despite vast knowledge, our understanding is partial and, for all its familiarity and ubiquity, life remains fundamentally mysterious

Bacterial Programmed Cell Death and Antibiotics [PDF] p.617
Hanna Engelberg-Kulka, Boaz Sat, and Ronen Hazan
Several factors, including antibiotics, trigger programmed cell death in Escherichia coli

Designing Better Viral Vectors, Expanding Gene Therapy's Potential [PDF] p.625
Diane D. Edwards
By refining gene transfer vectors, scientists aim to maximize the effectiveness and safety

ASM-UNESCO Visiting Resource Person Report p.597