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Articles in Jan 13, 2007, issue of Science News

• Congress upgrades fisheries protection
• A backpack with a suspension system
• Weather Projects for Young Scientists
• Genes discovered for sensing carbon dioxide
• Middle World: The Restless Heart of Matter and Life
• Switch hitters: antibacterial compounds target new mechanism to kill microbes
  by A. Cunningham
• Astronomy: 365 Days
• Cellular contortionist: can DNA easily get bent out of shape?
  by Peter Weiss
• Infection: The Uninvited Universe
• Folic acid dilemma: one vitamin may impair cognition if another is lacking
  by B. Harder
• Digital fingerprints: tiny behavioral differences can reveal your identity online
  by Julie Rehmeyer
• Sunny exposition
  by Nancy Axford
• Fleet finding: speed of Milky Way's companions poses puzzle
  by R. Cowen
• Good news for people with clotting disorder
• Animal instincts
  by James M. Bryant
• Alien alert: shrimpy invader raises big concerns
  by J. Raloff
• Putting the kibosh on black cohosh
• No fluke: new weapon against tropical parasite
  by N. Seppa
• Stem cells float in amniotic fluid
• Electrode enhancements: new materials may boost fuel cell performance
  by S. Perkins
• Biggest bloom: superflower changes branch on family tree
  by S. Milius
• Big footprints
• Yes, it's asbestos