LMG: Publications (Print version)

Publications

Lila Guterman
1255 23rd Street, NW Suite 700
Washington DC 20037

The Chronicle of Higher Education

"They Came in the Night," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 June 2007, A11-A13.
"Verbatim (Where There's Smoke, There Are Tobacco Companies)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6 July 2007, A11.
"Researchers Report Creating Embryonic Stem Cells Without Eggs," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 June 2007, A13.
"Embryonic Stem Cells Can Be Made Without Using Eggs, Researchers Say, Possibly Clearing an Ethical Hurdle," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 June 2007, web only.
"What's in a Name?," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1 September 2006, A6.
"A Scientist Finds His Life Changed," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1 September 2006, A14.
"Digging Into the Roots of Research Ethics," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1 September 2006, A24-A28.
"Gene-Therapy Pioneer Convicted of Abuse," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 4 August 2006, A10.
"Endangered by Research," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 July 2006, A12-A14.
"Hot Type (Online Journal Will Have Low Rejection Rate; Medical Journal Will Retract Paper Over Conflict)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 23 June 2006, A18.
"Guinea Pigs in the ER," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 June 2006, A14-A18.
"Artificial-Blood Study Has Critics Seeing Red," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 June 2006, A17.
"Hot Type ('Nature' Tries a New Form of Peer Review)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 June 2006, A18.
"Peer-Reviewed Journal Will Retract Controversial Paper on Chromium Pollution," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 June 2006, web only.
"'Nature' Experiments With Open Peer Review," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6 June 2006, web only.
"Indictment in Korean Stem-Cell Scandal," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 26 May 2006, A18.
"Hot Type (Advocates of Open Access Hope to Strengthen the NIH's Policy on Making Research Results Available Online)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 19 May 2006, A16.
"South Korean Scientist Is Indicted for Fraud in Stem-Cell Scandal," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 May 2006, web only.
"More Code Violations Found in New Buildings at the University of Connecticut," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 May 2006, web only.
"Massachusetts High Court Finds for Harvard in Firing of Mentally Ill Man," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 May 2006, web only.
"Injecting New Ideas Into Vaccines," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 May 2006, A22-A25.
"NIH Has Little to Celebrate on 1st Anniversary of Its Open-Access Policy, but Changes May Be on Way," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11 May 2006, web only.
"Geology Journal Rejects 2 Papers Whose Authors Have Ties to Iran," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5 May 2006, A23.
"The Sounds of Science," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 28 April 2006, A64.
"Verbatim (For Every Condition, a Diagnosis and a Drug to Treat It)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 April 2006, A18.
"Study of Prayer's Healing Power on Surgery Patients Finds No Effect," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 April 2006, A21.
"Geology Journal Cites U.S. Policy in Rejecting 2 Papers Tied to Iran," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 20 April 2006, web only.
"Sense of Injustice Can Lead Scientists to Act Unethically, Study Finds," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 14 April 2006, A17.
"Sense of Injustice Can Lead Scientists to Act Unethically, Study Finds," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 April 2006, web only.
"Putting a Price Tag on the Planet," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 April 2006, A25-A30.
"4 Ecosystem Choices, for Better or Worse," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 April 2006, A26.
"Largest Study of Prayer's Healing Power Finds It Has No Effect on Heart-Surgery Patients," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 31 March 2006, web only.
"Still Extinct? Experts Debate Last Year's Sighting of an Ivory-Billed Woodpecker," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 31 March 2006, A20.
"Bird Expert Raises Doubts About Reported Rediscovery of Ivory-Billed Woodpecker," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 17 March 2006, web only.
"Give & Take (Colleges Look to 1918 for Lessons in Coping With Flu Pandemic)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10 March 2006, A25.
"College Officials Look to 1918 in Efforts to Plan for Possible Avian-Flu Pandemic on Their Campuses," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2 March 2006, web only.
"The Taint of 'Misbehavior'," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 24 February 2006, A14-A16.
"Pittsburgh Panel Says Scientist Engaged in 'Research Misbehavior,' but Not Misconduct, in Stem-Cell Fraud," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 February 2006, web only.
"A Silent Scientist Under Fire," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 February 2006, A15-A17.
"Silent Scientist Under Fire: the American Collaborator of a Disgraced South Korean Is Keeping Mum," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 27 January 2006, web only.
"Facing Down the Flu," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 December 2005, A27-A28.
"Duping the Brain Into Healing the Body," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2 December 2005, A12-A15.
"Peer Review (UC-Santa Barbara Lures Noted Neuroscientist)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 25 November 2005, A8.
"Research Inc," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 25 November 2005, A13-A14.
"Placebos Could Play a Role in Treating Some Conditions, Scientists Say," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 November 2005, web only.
"A New Map of Human Genetic Variation May Help Treat Diseases," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11 November 2005, A17.
"Hot Type (Open-Access Journal Will Publish Results of Small Clinical Trials That Usually Go Unreported)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 28 October 2005, A20.
"Scientists Release Map of Human Genetic Variation That May Help Treat Common Diseases," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 27 October 2005, web only.
"A Virus That Killed Millions in 1918 Sheds New Light on Avian Flu," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 October 2005, A20.
"Open-Access Publisher Plans to Start Clinical-Trials Journal That Welcomes Negative Results," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 18 October 2005, web only.
"Nobel Prizes Awarded in Chemistry, Physics, and Medicine," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 14 October 2005, A18.
"Survey of Open-Access and Subscriber-Based Journals Finds Changes Afoot in Both Business Models," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 October 2005, web only.
"Scientists Decode Genome of 1918 Flu, Reconstruct the Deadly Virus, and Say It May Portend Future Pandemic," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6 October 2005, web only.
"3 Share Nobel Prize in Chemistry," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5 October 2005, web only.
"2 Americans and a German Win Nobel Prize in Physics, for Research in Optics," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 4 October 2005, web only.
"2 Australians Win Nobel Prize in Medicine, for Research on Peptic Ulcers," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 October 2005, web only.
"Decades of Research Destroyed by Katrina," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 30 September 2005, A14-A16.
"Hot Type (Peer-Review Researchers Explore Hyped Conclusions, Open Access, and Bias)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 30 September 2005, A19.
"Katrina Destroyed Decades of Research, Some Scientists Find, and Took the Lives of Thousands of Lab Animals," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 September 2005, web only.
"Peer-Review Researchers Explore Hyped Conclusions, Open Access, and Bias," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 19 September 2005, web only.
"Survey Assesses Gifts to Medical Students," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 September 2005, A30.
"The Ivory-Billed What?," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 9 September 2005, A6.
"Conflict Accusations in Fetal-Pain Study," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 9 September 2005, A16.
"Chimpanzee Genome Mapped by Scientists," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 9 September 2005, A16.
"Medical Students Are Bombarded by Drug-Company Blandishments, Survey Finds," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 September 2005, web only.
"Scientists Decipher Genetic Sequence of Chimpanzee, Closest Relative of Human Beings," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1 September 2005, web only.
"Chemistry Education in 2015 Will Demand Lessons in Communication and Teamwork, Scientists Say," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 31 August 2005, web only.
"2 Researchers Involved in Fetal-Pain Study Are Accused of Conflict for Not Disclosing Abortion-Rights Work," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 26 August 2005, web only.
"Ecologists Focus on New, Student-Oriented Teaching Approach at Their Annual Meeting," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11 August 2005, web only.
"The Secret Powers of Soil," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 August 2005, A14-A16.
"Hot Type (Cincinnati Researcher Will Turn Over a Portion of Requested Documents to Sherwin-Williams)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 August 2005, A16.
"Researcher Reaches Compromise With Paint Company Over Subpoena for 26-Year Trove of Data," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 August 2005, web only.
"U. of Georgia Demotes an Administrator Who Shared a Hotel Suite with a Student," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1 August 2005, web only.
"Occupational Hazards," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 24 June 2005, A15-A19. (I hosted a live chat on this topic, following the article's publication. Read a transcript of the discussion.)
"Drug Firms Control Trials, Study Finds," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10 June 2005, A23.
"Federal Privacy Rules May Hamper Medical Research, Study Finds," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 June 2005, A18.
"Many Medical Schools Allow Drug Companies Substantial Control of Clinical Trials, Study Finds," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 27 May 2005, web only.
"The Accidental Film Star," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 27 May 2005, A48.
"Federal Privacy Rules May Hamper Medical Research, Study Finds," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 25 May 2005, web only.
"Rare Woodpecker Sighting Confirmed," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 May 2005, A14.
"Hot Type (2 Open-Access Advocates Step Down From Their Posts)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6 May 2005, A21.
"A Majestic Woodpecker, Long Thought Extinct, Is Sighted in Arkansas," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 29 April 2005, web only.
"Verbatim (A Pioneer in Polio Research Reflects on the 50th Anniversary of the Salk Vaccine)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 April 2005, A12. (A longer version of the interview is available online.)
"Scientists Denounce Texaco's Academic Consultants in Ecuadorean Oil Dispute," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 April 2005, A16.
"Scientists Denounce Tactics of Texaco and Its Academic Consultants in Ecuadorean Oil Dispute," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6 April 2005, web only.
"No Students, No Buildings, No Departments? I'll Take the Job," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1 April 2005, A22-A23.
"New Study Compares Open-Access and Traditional Publishing," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 25 March 2005, A18.
"Taking Aim at Bird Flu," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 18 March 2005, A14-A18.
"Aerospace Leader at Johns Hopkins Is Bush's Choice for Top Job at NASA," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 14 March 2005, web only.
"Hot Type (Blackwell Publishing Allows Authors to Make Articles Free on the Web, for a Price)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11 March 2005, A16.
"Scientists Offer New Evidence of Global Warming, Plus a Map of Genetic Variation," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 4 March 2005, A17 (with Richard Monastersky).
"Harvard's Ernst Mayr, a Pioneer in Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 100," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 18 February 2005, A17.
"In Brief (Many Scientists Censor Themselves; NIH Unveils Open-Access Policy)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 18 February 2005, A17.
"Peer Review (Physics Nobelist Leaves Hopkins for Duke)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11 February 2005, A7.
"Hot Type (Publisher of 'Nature' Starts Clinical Journals)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11 February 2005, A22.
"Ernst Mayr, Pioneer in Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 100," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 February 2005, web only.
"Lost Count," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 4 February 2005, A10-A14. (The Chronicle held an online discussion on this topic, following the article's publication. Read the responses.)
"NIH's Final Plan for Free Access to Journal Articles Draws Fire From 2 Directions," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 4 February 2005, web only.
"The NIH Reportedly Is Weakening Its Plan for Free Access to Journal Articles," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 28 January 2005, A16.
"Researchers Who Rushed Into Print a Study of Iraqi Civilian Deaths Now Wonder Why It Was Ignored," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 27 January 2005, web only.
"Hot Type (Public Library of Science Adds 3 New Titles)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 January 2005, A16.
"NIH Reportedly Is Weakening Its Plan for Free Access to Journal Articles," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 19 January 2005, web only.
"Hot Type (Critics and Proponents Debate NIH's Plan to Free Access to Scientific Materials)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 January 2005, A28.
"U.S. Treasury Department Lifts Restrictions on Authors in Embargoed Countries," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 January 2005, A27.
"Lead Author Removes Name From Disputed Study," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 17 December 2004, A21.
"Treasury Department Removes Restrictions on U.S. Publications by Authors in Embargoed Countries," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 December 2004, web only.
"Space Odyssey," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10 December 2004, A12-A16. (The Chronicle held an online discussion on this topic, following the article's publication. Read the responses.)
"Hot Type (Peer Reviewers Are Subpoenaed in Cancer Lawsuit Against Chemical Companies)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 19 November 2004, A20.
"Teaching the Body to Kill Cancer," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 November 2004, A22-A24.
"Peer Reviewers and Publishers of Scholarly Book Get Subpoenas in Lawsuit Against Chemical Companies," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5 November 2004, web only.
"Verbatim (Americans' Brutal Near-Extermination of the Wolf)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 October 2004, A12.
"Nobel Winners Are Announced in Sciences, Medicine, and Literature," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 October 2004, A14 (with Richard Monastersky and Scott McLemee).
"Hot Type (Groups Sue U.S. Agency Over International Publishing Rules)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 October 2004, A16.
"2 Americans Win Nobel Prize for Explaining How Brain Learns What Nose Knows," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 4 October 2004, web only.
"Publishers Will Sue U.S. Government Over Limits on Editing Articles by Scholars in Embargoed Countries," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 27 September 2004, web only.
"Slippery Science," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 24 September 2004, A12-A16. (Also see a gallery of photos I took in Alaska.)
"NIH Proceeds With Plan to Provide Open Access to Scientific Papers," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1 September 2004, web only.
"Evolution's Perfume of Love," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6 August 2004, A14-A15.
"American and British Lawmakers Endorse Open-Access Publishing," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 30 July 2004, A13 (with Andrea L. Foster).
"British Parliamentary Panel Endorses Open Access to Scientific Literature," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 20 July 2004, web only.
"Researchers Fail to Disclose Conflicts of Interest Despite Journals' Policies, Report Says," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 July 2004, web only.
"Gray Matters," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 25 June 2004, A22-A24.
"American Medical Association Recommends a Federal Registry for All Clinical Trials," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 25 June 2004, A25.
"Where Art Imitates Wildlife," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 25 June 2004, A48.
"Hot Type (Peer-Reviewed Paper on Pregnancy and Prayer May Soon Be Retracted)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 18 June 2004, A16.
"Medical Association Recommends a Federal Registry for All Clinical Trials," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 June 2004, web only.
"German University Revokes Ph.D. of Scientist Who Falsified Data as a Bell Labs Researcher," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 June 2004, web only.
"Author of Disputed Columbia U. Study on Pregnancy and Prayer Pleads Guilty to Unrelated Fraud Charges," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 June 2004, web only.
"Viruses to the Rescue," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 May 2004, A16-A18.
"No Fathers Needed: Researchers Create a Mouse With Genetic Material From 2 Mothers," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 22 April 2004, web only.
"U.S. Lifts Limits on Editing Articles by Scholars in Embargoed Countries," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 April 2004, A20.
"U.S. Lifts Policy That Restricted Publishing in Journals by Scholars in Embargoed Countries," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6 April 2004, web only.
"Hot Type (Scientific Societies' Publishing Arms Unite Against Open-Access Movement)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 26 March 2004, A20.
"Peer Review (2 AIDS Researchers Leave U. of Alabama at Birmingham for Emory)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 19 March 2004, A7.
"Verbatim (Psychiatrist at Penn Predicts Psychological Perils for Any Human Clones)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 19 March 2004, A12.
"Congressman Says Treasury Department's Restrictions on Publishers Violate Law," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5 March 2004, web only.
"Publishers Grapple With Trade Embargoes," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5 March 2004, A15.
"Chemical Society Lifts Moratorium on Publishing Papers From Embargoed Countries," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 19 February 2004, web only.
"The Promise and Peril of 'Open Access'," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 30 January 2004, A10-A14. (I hosted a live chat on this topic, following the article's publication. Read a transcript of the discussion.)
"2 Routes to Open Access: Archives and Institutional Subscriptions," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 30 January 2004, A11.
"Publishers Fear Government Intervention," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 30 January 2004, A12.
"As the Rich Get Richer, Do People Get Sicker?," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 28 November 2003, A22-A23.
"Hot Type (A New Editor for 'Cell')," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 November 2003, A20.
"Faculty Strike Begins at Lincoln U.," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10 November 2003, web only.
"Philanthropist Ends Boycott on Gifts to Cleveland Charities and Case Western Reserve U.," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10 November 2003, web only.
"Research That Engineered a More Lethal Mouse Virus Prompts Bioterrorism Concerns," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 November 2003, web only.
"Embargo Imbroglio," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 17 October 2003, A17. (I hosted a live chat on this topic, following the article's publication. Read a transcript of the discussion.)
"The Other Nobels," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10 October 2003, A8.
"U.S. Policy Restricts Publishing by Scientists in Countries Under Trade Embargo," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10 October 2003, A26.
"Nobel Prize in Chemistry Honors Work on Movement of Water and Salts Across Cell Membranes," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 October 2003, web only.
"2 Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Medicine for Advances in MRI's," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6 October 2003, web only.
"Ig Nobel Prizes Honor Sheep Draggers, Stop-Sign Theorist, and Other Scholars of the Strange," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 October 2003, web only.
"Scientists Study Swimming Swine to Raise More Sociable Sows," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 October 2003, A14-A15.
"Verbatim (Casting a Wary Eye on the Industrialization of Academic Science)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 October 2003, A14.
"U.S. Policy Restricts Scientific Publishing by Researchers in Countries Under Trade Embargo," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2 October 2003, web only.
"Hot Type ('Science' and 'Nature' Accused of Conflicts of Interest)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 26 September 2003, A16.
"'Nature' Plans to Expand Its Policy on Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10 September 2003, web only.
"Hot Type (U. of Kansas Press's 'Sea Dragons' Makes a Splash)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5 September 2003, A20.
"Former Graduate Student Sentenced to Prison for Faking Theft of Research," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 August 2003, web only (with Will Potter).
"Peer Review ('Women in Cell Biology' Award Goes to a Man)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1 August 2003, A8.
"Crossing the Line?," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1 August 2003, A13-A14.
"Verbatim (In Vitro Fertilization, 25 Years Later)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 25 July 2003, A12.
"Scientists Complete Sequence of Y Chromosome and Find a Survival Mechanism Within It," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 19 June 2003, web only.
"May You Live as Long as a Naked Mole-Rat," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 June 2003, A17-A18.
"Hot Type (New Medical Publication Is Ad-Free)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 June 2003, A18.
"Cancer-Research Organization to Screen Conference Participants for SARS," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 June 2003, web only.
"Still Life With DNA," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2 May 2003, A8.
"Choosing Eugenics," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2 May 2003, p A22-A26. (I hosted a live chat on this topic, following the article's publication. Read a transcript of the discussion.)
"Stalled at the Border," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11 April 2003, A20-A21.
"Death Toll in Airborne Anthrax Attack Could Exceed 100,000, Mathematical Model Finds," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 18 March 2003, web only.
"Verbatim (The Myth Behind 'the Dark Lady of DNA')," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 March 2003, A14.
"One Word: Plastics," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 28 February 2003, A14-A16.
"Journal Editors and Scientists Urge Caution in Publishing Data That Could Aid Terrorists," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 28 February 2003, A17.
"Peer Review (Stanford Linear Accelerator Lures 2 Stars)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 February 2003, A7.
"Hope Grows for Replacing Lost Limbs and Outworn Organs," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 31 January 2003, A17-A18.
"Conflict of Interest Is Widespread in Biomedical Research, Study Finds," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 22 January 2003, web only.
"From Debris to Defender," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 January 2003, A14-A15.
"Hot Type (Scientists Accuse Toxicology Journal of Industry Ties)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6 December 2002, A18.
"Battling for Hearts and Minds," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 29 November 2002, A12-A13.
"Experimental Vaccine Protects Against a Virus Linked to Cervical Cancer, Study Finds," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 November 2002, web only.
"Scientists Accuse Toxicology Journal of Industry Ties, Urge Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 20 November 2002, web only.
"When Speech Goes Strange," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 November 2002, A20.
"Peer Review (At U. of Michigan, 1 Biology Chairmanship Filled)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 November 2002, A8.
"International Team Begins New Map of Human Genome, Seeking Variations Within Large Blocks of DNA," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 30 October 2002, web only.
"Trapped by Evolution," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 18 October 2002, A19-A20.
"3 Scientists Win Nobel in Chemistry for Developing Methods to Study Structure of Biological Molecules," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 9 October 2002, web only.
"Nobel Prize in Medicine Goes to 3 Scientists Who Study Cell Death," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 October 2002, web only.
"Scientists Decode 2 Genomes in Breakthrough That Could Help Halt Malaria," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 October 2002, web only.
"The Promiscuous Side of Nature," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 27 September 2002, A16-A17.
"Hot Type ('Natural History' to Broaden Its Focus)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 September 2002, A18.
"A Scientist Explores the Threats Posed by Bioterrorism," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6 September 2002, A15.
"Outdated College Textbooks Force Ecology Professors to Teach Creatively," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 9 August 2002, web only.
"Hot Type (Bioterrorism Threat Raises a New Question for Journals)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 9 August 2002, A14.
"Pretenders in the Mist?" The Chronicle of Higher Education, 9 August 2002, A16.
"Wherefore the Wayward Heart?," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 19 July 2002, A15.
"Notebook (San Francisco State U. Responds to Clash Between Jewish and Palestinian Students)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 July 2002, A35.
"Discovery of Adult Stem Cells' Versatility Complicates Debate on Research Policy," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5 July 2002, A15.
"San Francisco State Imposes Penalties, Plans Dialogue After Student Groups Clash Over Middle East ," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 24 June 2002, web only.
"Man Fatally Wounds Himself After Holding Son Hostage at Texas Woman's University," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 24 June 2002, web only.
"Hot Type (Journal Eases Its Policy on Potential Conflicts)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 28 June 2002, A16.
"5,455 Brains and Counting," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 28 June 2002, A40.
"Scientists Announce Advances in Research on Adult and Embryonic Stem Cells," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 June 2002, web only.
"Highways' Hidden Toll," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 June 2002, A17-A18.
"Medical Journal Eases Its Policy on Authors' Potential Conflicts of Interest," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 June 2002, web only.
"Hot Type (Bell Labs Researcher Charged With Falsifying Data in Key Papers)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6 June 2002, A20.
"Scientists Report Breakthrough in Therapeutic Cloning in Animals," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 June 2002, web only.
"Verbatim (Animals, Humans, and the Danger of Extrapolation)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 31 May 2002, A14.
"Robots With Whiskers," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 24 May 2002, A16-A17.
"Robo-Rats: Researchers Report Directing Rodents' Movements With Electrode Implants," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2 May 2002, web only.
"Hot Type (Scientific Journal Says It Should Not Have Published Paper on Genetically Modified Corn)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 26 April 2002, A18.
"The Challenges of Maintaining 2 Homes," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 April 2002, A17-A18.
"Scientists Publish Genetic Sequence for Rice, an Agricultural First," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5 April 2002, web only.
"Hot Type (Professor Buys an Ad to Promote His Solar Theory)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 29 March 2002, A18.
"Dying For Sleep," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 22 March 2002, A17.
"Obesity Problem Swells Worldwide," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 March 2002, A18.
"How Do Doctors Decide?," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 22 February 2002, A15.
"Panelists Offer Strategies for Raising the Number of Women Scientists in Academe," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 20 February 2002, web only.
"Conflicts of Interest Between the Lines," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 February 2002, A14-A17.
"Horses' Bad Vibrations," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11 January 2002, A17.
"Do You Smell What I Hear?," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 14 December 2001, A17-A18.
"Synesthetes Show Their Colors," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 14 December 2001, A17.
"Hot Type (An Embarrassing Collision of Geopolitics and Genetics)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 23 November 2001, A14.
"Fixated on an Elusive Nutrient," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 9 November 2001, A15-A16.
"One More Frightening Possibility: Terrorism in the Croplands," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 26 October 2001, A20-A21.
"The Protein Killer," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 October 2001, A20-A21.
"Chemistry Nobel Goes to 3 Scientists for Work on Catalysts," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10 October 2001, web only.
"3 Biologists Win Nobel for Work on Life Cycles of Cells," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 October 2001, web only.
"12 Journals Adopt Joint Policy on Research Supported by Business," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5 October 2001, A29 (with Martin van der Werf).
"Verbatim (Widespread Grief and Its Toll on Public Health)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 28 September 2001, A28.
"How the Camel Got Its Hump, One Protein at a Time," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 28 September 2001, A30-A31.
"What You Eat and What You Are," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 14 September 2001, A18-A19.
"12 Medical Journals Issue Joint Policy on Research Supported by Business," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10 September 2001, web only.
"Hot Type ('Nature' Will Ask Authors to Disclose Financial Ties)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 September 2001, A22.
"In a Shift, Nature Will Ask Authors to Reveal Potential Conflicts of Interest," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 23 August 2001, web only.
"Verbatim (2 Biologists Explain Why Bubonic Plague Was Not Source of Black Death)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10 August 2001, A12.
"The High Life," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 August 2001, A20.
"Peer Review (California Scientist Heads for Britain to Continue Stem-Cell Research)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 27 July 2001, A7.
"Stem-Cell Researcher Will Leave the U.S. for Britain, Where Regulations Are Fewer," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 17 July 2001, web only.
"Sleuthing Out the Science of How Fireflies Light Up," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 July 2001, A16.
"Learning to Swim in the Rising Tide of Scientific Data," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 29 June 2001, A14-A16.
"Chemists See More Data, but Not the Deluge Experienced by Other Scientists," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 29 June 2001, A15.
"New Head of a Media-Arts School Withdraws Amid Protest Over Alleged Fabrication," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 June 2001, A13 (with Robin Wilson).
"When Mr. Wrong is Mr. Right," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 June 2001, A16.
"$1.35-Trillion Tax-Cut Bill Clears Congress," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 29 May 2001, web only.
"Columbia College Chicago Taps as Media-Arts Dean a Man Accused of Fabricating a News Article," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 29 May 2001, web only.
"Shades of Doubt and Fears of Bias in the Doctor's Office," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 25 May 2001, A16-A17. (The Chronicle held an online debate on this topic, following the article's publication. Read the responses.)
"Study Challenges View That Clinical Trials Have Focused on Men," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11 May 2001, A18.
"How to Make a Kidney, an Ear, or Even a Heart," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 4 May 2001, A19.
"Clinical Trials on Women Outpace Those on Men, Study Finds," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1 May 2001, web only.
"Verbatim (Biologist Says Medical Professionals Draw Spurious Connections Between Race and Disease)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6 April 2001, A18.
"A Generational Battle," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 6 April 2001, A21-A22.
"Hot Type (Proteomics, a New Field, Spawns 4 Journals)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 23 March 2001, A16.
"U.S.Urged to Invest in Science Education," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 March 2001, A26.
"The Silent Challenge," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 9 March 2001, A16-A17.
"The Best Medicine?," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 23 February 2001, A23.
"U.S. Is Urged to Invest in Science Education or Risk Losing Its Global Edge," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 19 February 2001, web only.
"Hot Type (Genome-Sequencing Teams Escalate Competition Through Scientific Journals)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 February 2001, A20.
"New Group Forms to Study Pay in Apparel Factories," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 February 2001, A38.
"Student Murdered in Dormitory at Gallaudet U.," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 February 2001, A49.
"Dean at American U. of Beirut Resigns After a Brief, Unexplained Absence," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5 February 2001, web only.
"Inspired by His Family, a Biologist Tackles Some of Pregnancy's Problems," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2 February 2001, A17-A18.
"An Armful of Eggs," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 26 January 2001, A19.
"Scientists Unveil Monkey as First Genetically Modified Primate," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 January 2001, web only.
"In Another First, Scientists Map the DNA of a Plant," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 14 December 2000, web only.
"Are Mathematicians Past Their Prime at 35?," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1 December 2000, A18-A20. (The Chronicle held an online debate on this topic, following the article's publication. Read the responses.)
"Peer Review (Yale's Geology Dept. Makes 7 Job Offers)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 24 November 2000, A7.
"Verbatim ('Approval Voting' Would Have Avoided Electoral Impasse)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 24 November 2000, A12.
"When Votes Don't Add Up," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 November 2000, A18-A19.
"This Year's Nobel Prizes Honor Work That Led to Everyday Applications," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 20 October 2000, A24.
"Doctoring Diversity II," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 October 2000, A12.
"Have Ecologists Oversold Biodiversity?," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 October 2000, A24-A26.
"Give & Take (The University of Oklahoma Receives $50-Million Bequest of Impressionist Art.)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 October 2000, A49.
"Discoveries in Plastics Yield Nobel Prize in Chemistry to American and Japanese Scientists," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10 October 2000, web only.
"3 Researchers Share Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 9 October 2000, web only.
"For Sale: the Book of Life," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 22 September 2000, A20-A22.
"As Experts Call for a Chemistry Preprint Server, Elsevier Unveils Its Own," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 September 2000, A40.
"Cloned Pigs Point the Way to Cross-Species Organ Donation," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 17 August 2000, web only.
"Peer Review (4 Professors Leave U. of Washington to Join New Institute of Biotechnology)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11 August 2000, p A11.
"'Green Chemistry' Movement Seeks to Reduce Hazardous Byproducts of Chemical Processes," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 4 August 2000, p A17-A18.
"'A Professor Takes a Chemistry Trend to the Cleaners," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 4 August 2000, p A17.
"Why the 25-Year-Old Battle Over Sociobiology Is More Than Just 'an Academic Sideshow'," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 July 2000, p A17-A18. (The Chronicle held an online debate on this topic, following the article's publication. Read the responses.)
"Doctors, Don't Try to Heal Thy Patients With Religion, A Researcher Urges," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 30 June 2000, p A19.
"Putting the Power of Healing in the Palm of Your Hand," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 9 June 2000, p A20-A21.
"The Dope on Medical Marijuana," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2 June 2000, p A21-A22. (The Chronicle held an online debate on this topic, following the article's publication. Read the responses.)
"Avoiding the Obstacles: Studying AIDS Patients Who Use Their Own Marijuana," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2 June 2000, p A22.
"Genes That Keep Time," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 May 2000, p A23.
"French Researchers Report a Successful Trial of Gene Therapy," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5 May 2000, p A22.
"The Search for Drugs to Break the Cycle of Drug Addiction," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 April 2000, p A20.
"Scientists Leave the Lab to Defend Bioengineered Food," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 14 April 2000, p A29-A32. (I hosted a live chat on this topic, following the article's publication. Read a transcript of the discussion.)
"Disgust With Genetic Modification of Plants Leads One Scientist to Abandon Research," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 14 April 2000, p A30.
"Food From Genetically Engineered Crops is Safe, Study by Federal Panel Finds," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 14 April 2000, p A29-A32.
"Mutant Flies Reveal Gene Behind Hearing," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 April 2000, p A27.
"The Medicinal Value of Nicotine (Really)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 17 March 2000, p A22-A23.
"Breast-Cancer Study Has Disappointing Results," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 17 March 2000, p A24.
"A Bioengineered Mouse May Provide Clues to Understanding Down Symdrome," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 March 2000, p A21.
"Hot Type (Editors at The New England Journal of Medicine admit they overlooked 19 authors' conflicts of interest)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 March 2000, p A22.
"Some Human Responses to Music May Be Innate," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 March 2000, p A22.
"Some Couples at Work Together Hit by Stress," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 March 2000, p A22.
"Biologists Track a 'Genetic Arms Race' Between Mothers and Fathers," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 25 February 2000, p A21-A22.
"Peer Review (Yale Professor Attacks History-Department Recruit Over Book on David Baltimore Case)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11 February 2000, p A14.
"Studying the Organic Fog of the Sea," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11 February 2000, p A20-A21.
"Researchers Link Breast Cancer to a Virus Carried by Mice," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11 February 2000, p A22.
"A Biologist's Maverick Theory Likens Cell Form to Fuller's Geodesic Domes," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 4 February 2000, p A19-A20.
"Rice Engineered to Supply Vitamin A," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 28 January 2000, p A23.
"Oxygen Reduces Rate of Surgical Infections," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 28 January 2000, p A23.
"Peer Review (Laser Pioneer Leaves Japan for Santa Barbara)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 January 2000, p A14.
"Scientists Reduce Count of Dangerous Asteroids," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 January 2000, p A21.
"Peer Review (Biologist Leaves U. of Washington to Start Private Research Institute)," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 14 January 2000, p A14.
"Biologists Identify Genes Involved in Metastasis," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 14 January 2000, p A23.
"Algal Bloom Tied to Sea-Lion Deaths," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 14 January 2000, p A24.
"Malarial Parasite Seen Infecting Mosquitoes," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 14 January 2000, p A24.
"New Type of Antibiotic May Curb Drug-Resistant Microbes," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 January 2000, p A20.
"Biologist Elucidates Protective Qualities of Alcohol," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 January 2000, p A20.
"Bacteria retrieved from ancient ice," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 17 December 1999, p A23.

The Washington Post

"Eco-Friendly in the Kitchen," The Washington Post, 17 September 2005, F01.
"Birders Are Riding The Pelagic Wave," The Washington Post, 4 July 2003.

The Economist

"Cool, man" The Economist, 1 July 2000, p 83.
"Ionic solvents: A working solution?" The Economist, 19 June 1999, p 82-83.

Columbia Journalism Review

"Dead Iraqis: Why an Estimate was Ignored," Columbia Journalism Review, March/April 2005.

Modern Drug Discovery

"A salty kiss of death," Modern Drug Discovery, March 2000, p 84.
"Speeding molecular origami," Modern Drug Discovery, January/February 2000, p 14.
"Drugs and pregnancy," Modern Drug Discovery, November/December 1999, p 9.
"The genes behind lupus," Modern Drug Discovery, November/December 1999, p 13.
"Redox chemistry pinpoints SNPs," Modern Drug Discovery, November/December 1999, p 16.
"The joy of soy," Modern Drug Discovery, November/December 1999, p 69-73.
"One renegade cell: How cancer begins," Modern Drug Discovery, November/December 1999, p 76.
"Iodide broadens its horizon," Modern Drug Discovery, September/October 1999, p 13.
"The glow of protein aging," Modern Drug Discovery, September/October 1999, p 16.
"SNPs change RNA folds," Modern Drug Discovery, September/October 1999, p 19.
"Disguising a glaucoma drug," Modern Drug Discovery, September/October 1999, p 19-20.

Today's Chemist at Work

"Picking one molecule from the crowd," Today's Chemist at Work, January 2000, p 38-42.

New Scientist

"Go with the glow," New Scientist, 22 May 1999, p 14.
"Hormone buster," New Scientist, 15 May 1999, p 15. (Technofile)
"Lucky dips," New Scientist, 15 May 1999, p 25. (In Brief)
"Essence of chocolate," New Scientist, 24 April 1999, p 13. (Technofile)
"Fragrant threat," New Scientist, 17 April 1999, p 23. (Letter in response.)
"Back to Chernobyl," New Scientist, 10 April 1999, p 7.
"Tight squeeze," New Scientist, 10 April 1999, p 19. (In Brief)
"Calculating passions," New Scientist, 3 April 1999, p 19. (Netropolitan)
"The god of small things," New Scientist, 3 April 1999, p 44-46.
"Lost without it," New Scientist, 27 March 1999, p 10.
"Go for meltdown," New Scientist, 27 March 1999, p 18.
"Snakes use night sights to stalk their prey," New Scientist, 27 March 1999, p 29. (In Brief)
"No no nano," New Scientist, 27 March 1999, p 51. (Short book review)
"A quiet life," New Scientist, 27 March 1999, p 51. (Short book review)
"Falling into place," New Scientist, 6 March 1999, p 21.
"Shocking heat," New Scientist, 27 February 1999, p 27. (In Brief)
"Red-handed," New Scientist, 20 February 1999, p 11.
"A little nutmeg," New Scientist, 20 February 1999, p 25. (In Brief)
"Pure white-out," New Scientist, 13 February 1999, p 23.
"Healthy mouth, healthy baby," New Scientist, 6 February 1999, p 22.
"Drink to this," New Scientist, 30 January 1999, p 23. (In Brief)
"The baiting game," New Scientist, 23 January 1999, p 13. (Technofile)
"Linus Pauling got it right... again," New Scientist, 23 January 1999, p 17.
"Spilt oil," New Scientist, 23 January 1999, p 23. (In Brief)
"Catch my drift," New Scientist, 16 January 1999, p 47.
"Toxic takeoffs," New Scientist, 9 January 1999, p 7.
"Tangled websites" New Scientist, 9 January 1999, p 17. (Netropolitan)
"The only good chair..." New Scientist, 19 December 1998, p 76-77. (Letters in response.)
"Nailing the drug rapists," New Scientist, 12 December 1998, p 4. (Letters in response.)
"Why life on Earth leans to the left," New Scientist, 12 December 1998, p 16.
"Mars sponsorship," New Scientist, 5 December 1998, p 5. (Newswire)
"Cute clusters," New Scientist, 28 November 1998, p 25. (In Brief)
"Inside-out," New Scientist, 28 November 1998, p 25. (In Brief)
"Some drugs have no head for heights," New Scientist, 21 November 1998, p 12.
"Tie a knot in a nanotube," New Scientist, 21 November 1998, p 22.
"Skinless wonder," New Scientist, 21 November 1998, p 27. (In Brief)
"Green mops," New Scientist, 21 November 1998, p 27. (In Brief)
"I react, therefore I am," New Scientist, 21 November 1998, p 34 - 37.
"Stirred and shaken," New Scientist, 14 November 1998, p 4.
"Smoking crackdown," New Scientist, 14 November 1998, p 5. (Newswire)
"Trail of dung spells disaster for roaches," New Scientist, 14 November 1998, p 12.
"Bug hunter," New Scientist, 14 November 1998, p 19. (Technofile)
"Stuck up," New Scientist, 14 November, p 19. (Technofile)
"Blind aid," New Scientist, 14 November, p 27. (Newswire)
"Messy answer," New Scientist, 7 November 1998, p 11.
"Inside story," New Scientist, 31 October 1998, p 16.
"Silent flying," New Scientist, 24 October 1998, p 17.
"Lobster mystery," New Scientist, 24 October 1998, p 23. (Newswire)
"Winning numbers," New Scientist, 24 October 1998, p 24.
"By the numbers," New Scientist, 17 October 1998, web only. (Nobel announcement)
"Shaping up," New Scientist, 17 October 1998, p 14.
"Old polythene holds bags of chemicals," New Scientist, 10 October 1998, p 24.
"Seeds of life," New Scientist, 10 October 1998, p 25. (In Brief)
"Nauseating business," New Scientist, 3 October 1998, p 6.
"Colds frozen out," New Scientist, 3 October 1998, p 17.
"Picture this," New Scientist, 3 October 1998, p 19. (Netropolitan)
"Leading lights," New Scientist, 3 October 1998, p 49. (Short book review)
"Mop it up," New Scientist, 26 September 1998, p 10.
"Odds are good for bucky magnets," New Scientist, 26 September 1998, p 17.
"Penguins make great party animals," New Scientist, 26 September 1998, p 23. (In Brief)
"Pregnant pause," New Scientist, 19 September 1998, p 27. (In Brief)
"Switched on," New Scientist, 12 September 1998, p 7.
"Cancer researchers strike gold," New Scientist, 12 September 1998, p 7.
"Liquid logic," New Scientist, 12 September 1998, p 7.
"Death in the air," New Scientist, 12 September 1998, p 11.
"Weird mixtures replace toxic solvents," New Scientist, 5 September 1998, p 13.
"Made to order," New Scientist, 5 September 1998, p 23. (In Brief)
"Pregnant smokers have run out of excuses," New Scientist, 29 August 1998, p 6.
"Slippery stuff," New Scientist, 29 August 1998, p 19. (Newswire)
"Field fresh," New Scientist, 22 August 1998, p 5. (Newswire)
"Promising pesticides get a taste of real life," New Scientist, 22 August 1998, p 17.
"Why we're all charged up over DNA," New Scientist, 22 August 1998, p 21.
"Playing ball," New Scientist, 22 August 1998, p 25. (In Brief)
"How to handle a herbicide," New Scientist, 15 August 1998, p 7.
"Designer perfumes for fly-ridden cows," New Scientist, 15 August 1998, p 22.
"Joining the dots," New Scientist, 8 August 1998, p 17. (Technofile)
"Pliable plastic makes like a snake," New Scientist, 8 August 1998, p 19.
"Copies of forged signatures don't fool experts," New Scientist, 8 August 1998, p 22.
"A life or death decision," New Scientist, 1 August 1998, p 7.
"Shock troops," New Scientist, 25 July 1998, p 10.
"Knee-jerk reaction," New Scientist, 25 July 1998, p 11.
"Go-slow cement is a boon for oilmen," New Scientist, 25 July 1998, p 15.
"Subzero tolerance," New Scientist, 18 July 1998, p 7.
"They've got it licked," New Scientist, 18 July 1998, p 10. (Co-authored with William Wood.)
"Healthy starter," New Scientist, 18 July 1998, p. 25. (In Brief)
"Speedy catalysis," New Scientist, 11 July 1998, p. 19.

ScienceNOW/InScight

"Making Solutions Less Problematic," InScight, 7 May 1999.
"Proteins That Can Spare a Few Coppers," InScight, 1 May 1999.
"Fighting Toxins with Radiation," InScight, 8 April 1999.
"Peanut Vaccine in the Works," InScight, 3 April 1999.
"Polymers for Safer Planes," InScight, 24 March 1999.
"By the Light of a Sucker," InScight, 12 March 1999.
"Calculating Chemistry," InScight, 25 February 1999.
"The Pill, But Easy to Make," ScienceNOW, 11 February 1999.
"Water Made Simple," InScight, 21 April 1998.
"Memories of Missing Limbs," InScight, 21 January 1998.

ASM News

"Experts Warn Farms, Food Supply Vulnerable to Bioterrorism," ASM News, January 2002, p 8-9.

Health

"The Pill Passes the Test of Time," Health, April 1999, p 15.
"The Grapes of Protection," Health, April 1999, p 16.

Chemistry

"Waxing Philosophical about Chemistry," Chemistry, Winter 2000, p 17-20.
"Ionic Solvents: Opening a New Realm of Chemistry," Chemistry, Summer 1999, p 12-14.
"Isiah Warner: Analytical Chemist," Chemistry, Spring 1999, p 30-31.

The Alchemist

"Contact Lens," The Alchemist, 26 March 1999.
"Chemical Attraction of Mosquitoes," The Alchemist, 28 January 1999.
"Sticky Surfactants," The Alchemist, 28 January 1999.
"Colourful Chemistry at the AAAS Annual Meeting," The Alchemist, 27 January 1999.
"Natural Bioaccumulation," The Alchemist, 4 December 1998
"Painless Plasters," The Alchemist, 27 November 1998.

Stanford Report

"Copying nature: Chemists come up with working model of an enzyme," Stanford Report, 29 July 1998, p 7. (Press release version: "Copying nature's chemistry.")
"Jose Sarukhan: Awakening public interest in ecology," Stanford Report, 1 July 1998, p 5. (Press release version: "The boundless Jose Sarukhan.")
"Cells say the darndest things: Chemists uncover individual messages," Stanford Report, 27 May 1998, p 5. (Press release version: "Cells say the darndest things.")
"Engineering the future: Women's group introduces children to joys of science," Stanford Report, 6 May 1998, p 3.
"Theories of improbability: Gum-chewing Nobelists talk silly science," Stanford Report, 15 April 1998, p 1,6.

Santa Cruz Sentinel

"Still a real eyesore," Santa Cruz Sentinel, 16 July 1998, p D1.
"Diseased trees still big problem," Santa Cruz Sentinel, 16 July 1998, p D2.
"The first bird?," Santa Cruz Sentinel Spotlight, 3 July 1998, p 18-19.
"Climates in distant past could predict the future," Santa Cruz Sentinel, 8 June 1998, p A2.
"Furry Flowers: Plants from down under find a California home," Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2 April 1998, p D1-D2.
"Researchers study oil-spill cleanups," Santa Cruz Sentinel, 17 March 1998, p A2.
"What every family needs: Fire escapes," Santa Cruz Sentinel, 17 March 1998, p A9.
"Learning to live in the dark: Specialists try to keep the blind from losing sight of realistic goals," Santa Cruz Sentinel, 8 March 1998, p C1-C4.
"Quilts: Tracey Brookshier is among those who have a special passion for patchwork," Santa Cruz Sentinel, 21 February 1998, p D1-D2.
"Love & Romance: Local traveler edits true stories of passion," Santa Cruz Sentinel, 8 February 1998, p C8.
"It was tough, but no 1982" Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3 February 1998, p A2.
"Talking head teaches deaf children to speak," Santa Cruz Sentinel, 26 January 1998, p A2-A3.
"Darn Good Fun: A growing number of local women find themselves hooked on knitting," Santa Cruz Sentinel, 25 January 1998, p C1-C2.

Science Notes

"A Warming Argument," Science Notes, Summer 1998.

Harvard Science Review

"Naked Mole Rats," Harvard Science Review, Spring 1995, p 26-28.
"Super-Hot Superconductors," Harvard Science Review, Spring 1994, p 4-8.