In Print Photo by Steve Gilbert Focus: The Fruit Fly Fight Club Ed Kravitz and colleagues have developed a fruit fly model of aggression, which will help link this behavior to patterns of gene expression. "Aggression is a serious problem in society," he says, "but even after studies of lots of animal models for many years, we don't know a lot about the biological basis of aggression." BBS Bulletin HMI World HSTconnector MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain

Headlines Single Enzyme May Be Linked to Obesity Scientists Using Gene Chips Identify a Unique Form of Leukemia Early Exposure to Ritalin May Blunt Desire for Cocaine Later in Life Analysis of Potential Mad Cow Risk in US Finds Little Chance of Disease Spread Upcoming Cabot Lecture: Doctor as Writer: Medicine and the Literary Life Michael LaCombe, MaineGeneral Medical Center Monday, December 17 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Spotlight Panelists Frame Science and Ethics of Stem Cell Debate Since Nov. 25, when Advanced Cell Technology announced it had produced a human embryo by cloning, the stem cell debate has stood at the center of the national stage. President and CEO of the company, Michael West, and three other panelists took up the debate at HMS in a Dec. 3 forum. Their message? Scientists need to get more involved. Student Scene Photo by Jeff Cleary A Better Way to Care for Teen Moms Though teen mothers and their children face many barriers, says Tarayn Grizzard, difficulty in accessing high-quality health care should not be one of them.

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