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Presents news briefs related to bioscience. Biography of Jennie Moehlmann, who was named special assistant for police development at the American Institute for Biological Sciences (AIBS); Work of Curtis C. Bohlen, who was named the 1989-1990 American Foundation for Biological Sciences Congressional Fellow in the biological sciences; Amount of prize received by John J. Hopfield, known for his research on neural networks; Prize received by Peter K. Vogt for his work in virology; Prize received by Bernard J. Crespi for his work in evolutionary biology; Work of Manfred Mackauer for his work in the field of insect and parasitoid interactions and biological pest control; Biography of F. Karl Willenbrock, who has been appointed assistant director of the National Science Foundation; Budget for the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, which will now be headed by David L. Cornell; Number of hours of supercomputer time donated by Cray Research Inc. to several National Science Foundation Science and Technology centers; Number of African countries taking part in the Soil and Plant Analytical Laboratories Network for Africa, which hopes to optimize the use of fertilizers by standardizing and improving methods for soil and plant analysis; Incorporation of the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology; Details of the Wilderness Society's exhibition which opened at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History; Courses offered; Opportunities for research; Science publishing news.