2001
DECEMBER
December 24, 2001
Young Scientists
Education correspondent John Merrow begins a series on high school science students competing in high-stakes science fairs.

NOVEMBER
November 29, 2001
Fighting Smallpox
Susan Dentzer reports on the latest efforts to prepare for a smallpox bioterrorism attack.

November 26, 2001
Human Cloning
Scientists at Advanced Cell Technology say they have cloned human embryos for the purpose of stem cell research.

November 20, 2001
End of an Era
After a Spencer Michels report on NASA's evolution in the past decade, Ray Suarez talks to former NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin about his pivotal role in the space agency's history.

November 20, 2001
Battling Bioterrorism
Susan Dentzer profiles D.A. Henderson, a top scientist joining the fight against bioterrorism.

OCTOBER
October 31, 2001
Newsmaker: Dr. Anthony Fauci
Ray Suarez talks about the latest reports on the anthrax threat with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health.

October 30, 2001
Anthrax Threat
Gwen Ifill discusses the latest developments in the anthrax threat with NewsHour health correspondent Susan Dentzer.

October 26, 2001
Anthrax Update
Margaret Warner and health correspondent Susan Dentzer discuss the latest developments in the anthrax story.

October 17, 2001
Tracking Anthrax
Ray Suarez examines the medical implications of anthrax with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.Susan Dentzer reports on health issues surrounding the anthrax threats.

SEPTEMBER
September 5, 2001
Stem Cells
Susan Dentzer reports on a stem cell policy hearing before a U.S. Senate committee. Then, Margaret Warner speaks with two senators present at the hearing: Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and Bill Frist, R-Tenn.

AUGUST
August 10, 2001
Stem Cell Science
Susan Dentzer explains President Bush's decision on stem cell research.

August 10, 2001
Science and Ethics
After an overview of the reactions from ethicists, scientists and the medical community, Terence Smith discusses President Bush's decision with stem cell researcher Diane Krause, a professor at Yale University School of Medicine; Richard Doerflinger of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; University of Chicago bioethicist Leon Kass, chairman of a new presidential council on bioethics; and University of Wisconsin professor Alta Charo.

August 7, 2001
Double Trouble
Susan Dentzer analyzes the presentations of researchers who plan to clone humans

August 1, 2001
Artificial Heart
A month after his surgery, the first man to receive a new kind of artificial heart is doing well.

JULY
July 31, 2001
Raising Limits
A National Academy of Sciences report says large vehicles can be made more fuel-efficient. Gwen Ifill discusses the report and the House debate over raising gas mileage limits with Paul Portney, chairman of the study, and Reps. George Miller, D-Calif., and Billy Tauzin, R-La., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

July 31, 2001
Cloning Debate
Susan Dentzer reports on the congressional debate over cloning.

July 20, 2001
Research Halt
After a background report on the halt of federally funded research on human subjects at Johns Hopkins University, Ray Suarez leads a discussion with Dr. Edward Miller, dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, and Ernest Prentice of the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

July 10, 2001
Stem Cell Research
Margaret Warner discusses the Republican Party's struggle over stem cell policy with Sens. Orrin Hatch of Utah and Sam Brownback of Kansas; professor David Prentice of Indiana State University, a founding member of the Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics; and John Gearhart, a professor of gynecology and obstetrics at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

JUNE
June 19, 2001
Old Bones
Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on the court battle over the 9,000-year-old bones of Kennewick Man.

June 1, 2001
Prehistoric Giant
Joshua Smith, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, talks about his recent discovery of the second largest dinosaur skeleton on record.

June 1, 2001
Forum: Kennewick Man
Who owns the bones of a 9,000-year-old skeleton? Three experts answer questions about the fate of Kennewick Man.

MAY
May 1, 2001
Space Tourist
Leonard David, senior writer for Space.com, discusses millionaire Dennis Tito's vacation in space.

MARCH
March 26, 2001
New Beginnings
Paleontologist Maeve Leakey talks with Ray Suarez about her recent discovery: a skull 3.5 million years old that could provide clues to the ancestors of homo sapiens.

March 23, 2001
End of an Era
The aging Russian space station MIR fell to earth as scheduled last night.

March 1, 2001
Rattled in Seattle
After a background report, Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with Washington Gov. Gary Locke about Wednesday's earthquake.

FEBRUARY
February 28, 2001
Earthquake!
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook the Pacific Northwest, rattling windows from Vancouver to Salt Lake City.

February 14, 2001
Close Encounter
Ray Suarez looks to the sky in this Valentine's Day report about a trip to an asteroid named Eros.

February 12, 2001
Sequencing Life: Human DNA
Scientists released a "map" of the human genome. Ray Suarez talks about the implications for science, medicine, and the health care industry with Dr. Francis Collins, director of the Human Genome Project, and J. Craig Venter, president of Celera Genomics.

February 6, 2001
Fusion Reactor
A controversial nuclear fusion project is years behind schedule and more than $1 billion over budget.