November 15, 1999

Malaria: Bad News at the Bedside, Good News at the Bench There are more cases of malaria in the world now than ever before, and the malaria parasite's resistance to drug therapies is growing. But Dyann Wirth says current molecular and genomic research is yielding new tools for developing even better medications.

Gene Found to Have Essential Role in RNA Splicing Mechanism Discovered Behind Protein Cue's Action on Axon Growth

Events Addressing the Issue of Physician Unions, November 15 and 18.

Wired for Science: The Web Makes Science Pervasive and Personal When we want scientific information and we want it now, the Web delivers. According to research technician Rachael Moeller, the Web's ability to bring science into the home is changing the role of science in society. For one thing, the pervasiveness of science gives us the idea that we can understand and change the world.

More Dollars Needed Against Global Spread of Resistant TB A report released on Oct. 28 by the HMS Program in Infectious Disease and Social Change and the Open Society Institute warns that deadly strains of multidrug-resistant TB threaten to overwhelm control efforts. It calls for immediate action and an infusion of at least $1 billion to prevent resistant TB from spreading around the world. For a press release, full report, and photographs, see www.soros.org/tb.