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BERKELEY SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL

Volume 4 * Issue 1 * Spring 2000

FEATURES:
"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"
The Issues Surrounding the Aging Process to Modern Society
By Jennifer Co and Viet Nguyen

Everyone's Doing It, But Do You Know Why?
Current Theories on How and Why We Age
By Negar Salehomoum and Lawrence Shiow

interview with BRUCE AMES
Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology

Fighting Father Time
The Acceleration of Aging Research During The Millenium
By Grace Liao and Jane Lo

Aging Successfully
To Improve the Quality of Life as We Age
By Nahal Rose Lalefar and Janice Lin

interview with PAOLA TIMIRAS
Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology

Staying Young at Heart
By Jennifer Lin and Janice Lin

"It is Not Length of Life, But Depth of Life"
A Brief Survey of Aging Around the World
By Jennifer Co and Charity Kirk

interview with STEVEN PEDERSEN
Instructor of Chemistry, Director of the College of Chemistry Health and Safety Program

Jack's Story
A Short Story by Andrew Hon

RESEARCH:

Review Articles:


The Phantom Limb: An Unresolved Puzzle
Vaani Jegapragasan

Assasins, Slaves, and Insurrection: An Ant's Perspective on Directional Evolution and Alternate Modes of Speciation
Eli Samat

Research Papers:


Effects of UV Damage on Apoptosis and Cell Growth Arrest in XPv Cell Lines
Aubrey Lau

A Discussion of "The Colorado Agricultural Field Experiment," its Contribution to the Characterization of Ambient Trace Gas Species on a High-Plains Agricultural Field, and its Implications for Tropospheric Modeling
C. Brandon Ogbunagafor

An Analysis of Forest Edge in La Cruz, Tilaran, Costa Rica
Genesis Humphrey

Pipeline Damage Determined from Historical Data
Tamisha Jones