Articles from Science News (November 2, 1996)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Ants hint at how social species evolve.		Brief Article	360
Bridging the brain gap: a scientist explores the biology of isolated minds and mutual trust.	Bower, Bruce	Cover Story	1895
Cosmic chemistry: closing the gap in the origin of the elements.	Cowen, Ron		1147
Cottoning onto how plants make cellulose.	Wu, Corinne	Brief Article	470
Demise of ice age sparked great quakes.	Monastersky, Richard	Brief Article	479
Did rabies fell Edgar Allen Poe?		Brief Article	245
Heart attacks: high hopes vs. high anxiety.	Vergano, Dan		581
Hormone blocker switches on hair growth.	Raloff, Janet	Brief Article	450
Iron pills improve kids' test scores ... as does breakfasting near test time.			413
Jolting crystals into nanostructures.		Brief Article	346
Mad cow disease diagnosed in humans.		Brief Article	360
Mother's blood shows baby's future.	Sternberg, Steve		588
New data challenge personality gene.	Bower, Bruce	Brief Article	523
New perspectives on Ganymede.	Cowen, Ron	Brief Article	302
On the trail of pterosaurs.	Monastersky, Richard	Brief Article	306
Sex and violence in the ice age world.	Monastersky, Richard	Brief Article	282
Smoking leaves fingerprints on DNA.		Brief Article	346
The frequencies crickets love and fear.		Brief Article	158
The mutant genes that stymie HIV.		Brief Article	283