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Articles in Sept 18, 1999, issue of Science News

• Berry good protection for aging brains
  by J. Raloff
• Mars spacecraft gets a landing site
• Insulin attracts immune wrath in diabetes
  by N. Seppa
• Melatonin lag for jet travelers
• DNA strands connect the quantum dots
  by C. Wu
• Warning on elderly mental health
• Pheromone cuts down a male's flirting time
  by S. Milius
• Maze-like ratchet sorts biomolecules
• Mentally ill showcase decision abilities
  by B. Bower
• Plastic reaches to meet silicon guide
• China yields a flock of downy dinosaurs
  by Monastersky R.
• Unraveling the Mystery of Melanin
  by Corinna Wu
• Taking the pop out of cell-like balloons
  by P. Weiss
• Sculpting Virtual Reality
  by Damaris Christensen
• Letters
• Speeding to the solar system's edge
• Have Milky Way MACHOs Been Found?
  by Cowen R.
• Looking for alien life from home