Frontiers

Magazine of the College of Biological Sciences
Fall 1999 Vol. 2 No. 1

From the dean
Campaign Minnesota

Mighty microbes
U researchers engineer bacteria to take on toxins at nuclear dumps and chemical spills

Where "bio" meets "tech"
BPTI aims to solve real-world problems

Discussing dilemmas
Ethics seminars apply gray matter to gray areas

Can of worms
A CBS center supplies nematodes to labs all over the world

Timing is everything
U researchers gain new insight into the timing of development

A new leaf
CBS plant biology workshop branches out to teach about trees

Alumni profile
Botany alumna achieves University's highest honor