In The News
5 STORY ONE
s Cancer drug shows promise
against Alzheimer’s
8 AAAS MEETING
s Drugs delivered wirelessly
s Web’s sinister side revealed
s Mistreated orphans bear
lasting scars
s CO2 seeps foretell bleak future
s Savanna has roots in the ocean
12 EARTH
s Big eruptions may be foreseen
s Volcanic link to Little Ice Age
14 ATOM & COSMOS
s Exoplanet could be habitable
s Neutrinos reveal more secrets
of sun’s deep interior
15 ENVIRONMENT
s Some reefs thrive in warming
s “Nonstick” pollutants reduce
immune response
16 BODY & BRAIN
s Bird flu reshapes the brain
s Impulse control may have
genetic component
s Massage heals muscles
18 MOLECULES
s Test ranks drug candidates
s Seaweed has biofuel potential
19 SCIENCE & SOCIETY
s Proposed federal R&D budget
kind to research
20 GENES & CELLS
s Genes may confer some
longevity benefits
Special Report
22 ENRICHED WITH
INFORMATION
A set of equations untethers
the concept of consciousness
from the brain.
By Laura Sanders
Feature
26 MIX AND MATCH QUBITS
COVER STORY: New blueprints
that blend rival technologies
may help scientists construct a
practical quantum computer.
By Devin Powell
Departments
2 FROM THE EDITOR
4 NOTEBOOK
30 BOOKSHELF
31 FEEDBACK
32 FROM THE ARCHIVE
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