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Articles in Oct 21, 2006, issue of Science News

• Swirling seas, crystal balls: spirals of triangles crinkle into intricate structures
  by Ivars Peterson
• Fish story?
  by John Harris
• Antiviral drug may limit herpes spread
  by Nathan Seppa
• Poor Pluto
  by Dennis Rich
• Autism's DNA trail: gene variant tied to developmental disorder
  by B. Bower
• Cloning is most efficient using non-stem cells
  by Christen Brownlee
• Horns vs. sperm: male beetles on tight equipment budget
  by S. Milius
• Waters near croplands impair frogs' immunity
  by Ben Harder
• Assault on Andromeda: nearby galaxy had recent collision
  by R. Cowen
• Back on the Table? Element 118 is served up again
  by A. Cunningham
• Air's oxygen content constrains insect growth
  by Ben Harder
• Fit to be tied: impatience with string theory boils over
  by Peter Weiss
• Quirky cardiology: crocs' hearts may aid their digestion
  by B. Harder
• Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics
• Record-breaking galaxy
  by R. Cowen
• A sunrise view of Mars
  by J. Rehmeyer
• Creatures of Accident: The Rise of the Animal Kingdom
• Do acid blockers let microbes reach the colon?
  by Nathan Seppa
• Vanishing actor: physicists unveil first invisibility cloak
  by P. Weiss
• The Artist and the Mathematician: The Story of Nicolas Bourbaki, the Genius Mathematician Who Never Existed
• Prepared brains achieve insight
  by Bruce Bower
• Prep work: bird-flu vaccine might work better with primer
  by N. Seppa
• The Flying Circus of Physics, 2d ed
• Tropical diversity came with time
  by Susan Milius
• Ring shots: Cassini spies new bands, other features, around Saturn
  by Ron Cowen
• Birds: A Visual Guide