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Articles in Jan 27, 1996 issue of Science News

• Two extrasolar planets may hold water - Science News of the Week
  by Ron Cowen
• Beta carotene prove 'no magic bullet.' - National Cancer Institute research indicates that beta carotene provides no protection against heart disease or cancer - Science News of the Week - Brief Article
  by Lisa Seachrist
• Spotlight on Betelgeuse - Hubble Space Telescope's Faint Object Camera images red supergiant Betelgeuse - Brief Article
  by Ron Cowen
• First mammal born from lab-grown cell - egg matured from primordial oocyte - Science News of the Week
  by John Travis
• New greenbacks: how to make a buck - literally - design of new paper money; includes article about detering counterfeiting - Cover Story
  by Richard Lipkin
• How steep is the continental slope? - continental slope around US varies greatly in steepness and shape - Earth Science - Brief Article
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  by Richard Lipkin
• Shocking rhythms: how to jolts of electricity bring people back to life after heart fibrillations?
  by Lisa Seachrist
• Recycled crust hails a glittering taxi - evidence that continental rock recycles into Earth's interior found in South African diamond - Earth Science - Brief Article
• The loitering El Nino: greenhouse guest? - long-lasting El Ninos may be linked to increase in greenhouse gases - Science News of the Week
  by Ronald Monastersky
• Olestra: too good to be true; researchers flush out health risks of fake fat
  by Kathleen Fackelmann
• Debating BST 'til the cows come home - recombinant bovine somatotropin use in cows linked to increased risk of breast and colon cancer in humans - Science News of the Week
  by Tina Adler
• More early findings from Galileo probe - data gathered during Galileo's descent into Jupiter's atmosphere - Science News of the Week - Brief Article
  by Ron Cowen
• COBE's swan song: a final sky map - analysis of data collected from Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite complete - Brief Article