Editor in Chief Colin McCormick
Managing Editor Jessica Palmer
Art Director Una Ren
Copy Editor Kira O'Day
Editors Delphine Farmer Kira O'Day Sherry Seethaler
Art Jessica Palmer
Web Editor Tony Le
Special Thanks Marcia Barinaga Jennifer Kahn
Printer UC Printing
18 The Hapless Heart
Arteries revolt against a sedentary lifestyle
by Sherry Seethaler
28 Strange New Worlds
The pull of distant planets
by Julie Walters
This issue is dedicated to the memory of our cofounder and first Editor-in-Chief, Eran Karmon.
7 Gammasphere High-tech toys lure The Hulk to Berkeley
8 Hitting Malaria Where It Hurts New research points to a possible cure
12 Superconducting Vinaigrette Clique-ish electrons give in to peer pressure
11 Get a Whiff of This Tasty lobsters smell good, too
13 What Pavlov Didn't Know Understanding learning at the cellular level
38 The Maverick Scientest
One of Berkeley's most controversial professors takes on cancer
40 In the Face of Uncertainty Could trips abroad be draining our blood banks?
Death by Liquefaction
Sparrow Mutations
Sticky Toes
Defining the Structure of Water
16 Profile: Connie Chang-Hasnain Tunable lasers come back to Cal
6 Biotech Beat High points in Bay Area biotech
15 Quanta (Heard on campus)
45 The Back Page Pygmi octopi swing both ways
