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Articles in June 7, 2003 issue of Science News

• Herbal lottery: what's on a dietary supplement's label may not be what's in the bottle
  by Janet Raloff
• Smoking out microbes - Nicotine - nicotine kills bacteria - Brief Article
• Windy doings on the ringed planet - Slowdown on Saturn? - Saturn
  by R. Cowen
• Finding a nearby star - Astronomy - near constellation Aries - Brief Article
• Vital Signs 2003: The Trends that Are Shaping Our Future - Book Review
• Treatment combinations stall colorectal cancer - Cancer Advance - effectiveness of Avistan
  by N. Seppa
• Some like it hotter - Extremophiles - microbe found that withstands extreme heat - Brief Article
• Bad copies - Letters - Letter to the Editor
• Gecko-inspired adhesive is superstrong - Caught on Tape
  by S. McDonagh
• Zebra mussels to the rescue - Biotechnology - mussels used for water-purification systems - Brief Article
• The Tending Instinct: Women, Men, and the Biology of Our Relationships - Book Review
• Danger detection: old and new sensors are aimed to protect troops and commuters - preventing infection from chemical or biological weapons
  by Jessica Gorman
• Bulletproof bacteria - Astrobiology - Brief Article
• Nonstick surfaces can turn toxic at high heat - Sticky Situation - polymer-fume fever caused by teflon and other non-stick cooking surfaces
  by J. Raloff
• Findings puncture self-esteem claims - Behavior - Brief Article
• The Hedgehog, The Fox, And Magister's Pox: Mending the Gap Between Science and the Humanities; Triumph And Tragedy In Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball - Book Review
• Parasite's host provides an insect hideaway - Skin Scam - Strepsiptera insects
  by S. Milius
• Chopping up a microbial tail - Immunology - immune system's use of neutrophils to attack bacteria - Brief Article
• In the beginning? - Letters - Letter to the Editor
  by Kelley Vincent
• Heart drug derails algal toxin - Biomedicine - cholestyramine - Brief Article
• Salamander moms use bacteria to save eggs from fungi - Mycology - Brief Article
• Babies find their voice when given social push - Babble Rousers
  by B. Bower
• Whale meat in Japan is loaded with mercury - Food and Nutrition - Brief Article
• Cowpox it's not - Letters - Letter to the Editor
  by Paul Matz
• With gene therapy, ears grow new sensory cells - Getting an earful
  by J. Travis
• Satellite begins its ultraviolet survey - Astronomy - pictures from Galaxy Evolution Explorer satellite - Brief Article
• Figuring It Out: What Are We? Where Do We Come From? The Parallel Visions of Artists and Archaeologists - Book Review