150th bash draws a crowd

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The 1998 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science was held in Philadelphia and hosted 5,400 people. Among the topics discussed were languages of the early Americans, the effects of genetic diversity on heart disease, and martian life-forms.

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Scientists go sleepless in Seattle at AAAS meeting

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Attendees at the 1997 AAAS Annual Meeting and Science Innovation Exposition discussed cases of immunity to HIV, early Americans in Biscayne Bay, FL, spinning neuron stars, why the wealthy have fewer children and public opinions about science.

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Scientists convene in Seattle to discuss science and policy

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Differences in research funding in industrialized and developing countries were one important issue at the 1997 AAAS meeting. A report delivered at the meeting described research on the colonization of deep-sea vents.

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