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Articles in July 20, 2002 issue of Science News

• Dying star illuminates its own shroud - Brief Article
  by R. Cowen
• Study fails to link vasectomy to cancer - Epidemiology - Brief Article
• Whip it - Letters - Letter to the Editor
• HIV protein counters immune-cell gene - Disabled Defense - Brief Article
  by J. Travis
• Software bugs cost big bucks - Technology - Research Triangle Institute reports software bugs cost $60 billion annually in economic losses - Brief Article
• The Little Book of Earthquakes and Volcanoes. - book review
• Elemental discoveries trace to fake data - Heavy Suspicion - Brief Article
  by P. Weiss
• Paper planes get laser liftoff - Physics - research on using lasers to power airplanes - Brief Article
• Dimple power - Letters - Letter to the Editor
  by Danford Anderson
• Flying reptile may have scooped its meals - Skimming the Surface - Brief Article
  by S. Perkins
• Melanoma gene quickly reeled in - Cancer - Brief Article
• Minding Animals: Awareness, Emotions, and Heart. - book review
• Beauty products may damage fetal development - More than Skin Deep? - Brief Article
  by J. Pickrell
• Method could boost diabetes therapy - Biomedicine - new method of beta cell culture for islets transplantation - Brief Article
• The Structure of Evolutionary Theory. - book review
• Unusual gene helps heart, hurts immunity - Mixed Blessing - Brief Article
  by N. Seppa
• Study links cancer to Vatican Radio - Environment - Brief Article
• Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing. - book review
• Low fuel may drive brain's need to sleep - Sleepy Heads - Brief Article
  by K. Cobb
• Antioxidants for greyhounds? Not a good bet - Nutrition - research indicates giving megadoses of antioxidants impairs speed of race greyhounds - Brief Article
• Crisis on tap? Pollution and burgeoning populations stress earth's water resources
  by Sid Perkins
• Birders: Tales of a Tribe. - book review
• Chemistry pushes back first use of the drink - The Original Cocoa Treat - Brief Article
  by J. Gorman
• Gender differences in weight loss - Biomedicine - Brief Article
• A rash of kisses: in some people with food allergies, a smooch can trigger hives and more - Brief Article
  by Janet Raloff
• 1000 Inventions and Discoveries. - book review