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Science News for June 10, 1997


Hopkins Scientists Find Antipsychotic Drug Has Anti-HIV Activity

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center have found that certain metabolites of an antipsychotic drug inhibit HIV replication in human cell cultures, but at high concentrations. The findings suggest possible anti-viral activity against other viruses.

SourceJohns Hopkins Medicine·JournalSchizophrenia Research·DateJun 10, 1997

Subtle Biotic Changes Have Big Environmental Impact

Researchers found that manipulating fish populations can alter the flow of carbon between lakes and the atmosphere, with implications for global climate. The study reveals that even slight rearrangements of an intact ecosystem's food web can have far-reaching consequences.

SourceUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison·JournalScience·DateJun 10, 1997
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Game Over: Counterpart Discoveries Show Gamma-Ray Bursts Are Cosmological

Recent discoveries demonstrate that Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) originate from the most remote parts of the universe, releasing as much energy in 10 seconds as the Sun emits in its entire lifetime. The uniform distribution on the sky and brightness distribution rule out galactic halo and suggest distances exceeding billions of light years.

SourceNASA/Marshall Space Flight Center News Center·DateJun 10, 1997