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Articles in Dec 1, 2007, issue of Science News

• The Science of Stephen King: From Carrie to Cell, the Terrifying Truth Behind the Horror Master's Fiction
• ADHD kids show slower brain growth
• Four Laws that Drive the Universe
• Hydrogen makers
• What are You Optimistic About?
• Additives may make youngsters hyper
• Patch guards against Montezuma's revenge
• Falling behind: North American terrain absorbs carbon dioxide too slowly
  by S. Perkins
• Sister planet: mission to venus reveals watery past
  by S. Williams
• Bomb craters mean trouble for islanders
• Base load: currents add detail to DNA structure
  by D. Castelvecchi
• Northwest passage: Americas populated via Alaska, genetics show
  by B. Vastag
• Sleeping sickness pill may work as well as injections
• Folding with a little help from friends
  by P. Barry
• So sproutish: anti-aging gene for plants gives drought protection
  by S. Milius
• Dengue virus found in donated blood
• Rolling back the years: radiocarbon dating gets a remake
  by Carolyn Barry
• Calculated risk: shedding light on fracture hazards in elderly
  by N. Seppa
• Bed nets and insecticides
  by Loren Babirak
• The Great Naturalists
• Hey, what about us? there's more life on ice than celebrity bears
  by Susan Milius
• Fat vibrations
  by Ted Blinder
• Food: The History of Taste
• Ancient-ape remains discovered in Kenya
• C[O.sup.2] and biodegradability
  by Kenneth M. Towe