APRIL 2000
50th Anniversary Edition
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"When human power becomes so great and original that we can account for it only as a kind of divine imagination, we call it genius." -William Crashaw

Henrietta's Dance
Though Henrietta Lacks never traveled further than from Virginia to Baltimore, her cells are alive--and multiplying--in labs the world over.

Spectral Illuminations
A century after Henry Rowland transfromed the study of the stars, astromers continue to rely on the product of his genius.

Mental Illness's Public Enemy #1
Thre breakthroughs come one after another, from the neuroscience labs of Solomon Snyder.

Guiding (Satel)lites
Need a navigational fix? It's a cinch these days, thanks to the satellite guiding system first developed by APL researchers.

Molecular Biology's Cutting Edge
Their work with restriction enzymes earned Hamilton Smith and Daniel Nathans a Nobel Prize.

When Doctor Met Activist
The story of how "us-vs.-them" gave way to a partnership in the fight against AIDS.

Getting a Charge Out of Plastics
A new battery, developed by Hopkins engineers, could change the way we power everything from cars to laptop computers.

First Cuts
A sampling of surgeries and surgical innovations pioneered at Johns Hopkins.

Finding the Power
Computer music was a field ahead of its time at Peabody Conservatory--literally.

The Funny Little Fuze with Devastating Aim
Countless Allied lives were saved in World War II as the result of a top-secret Hopkins research project.

The "Magic Bullet" Keeps on Delivering
Researchers at Public Health are extending the healing powers of vitamin A.

Simply CPR
You needn't be a doctor to save a life, thanks to William Kouwenhoven.