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Articles in August 10, 2002, issue of Science News

• Drug neutralizes toxin in mouse tests - New Antidote to Botulism - Brief Article
  by N. Seppa
• Recent tree scourge poses garden threat - Sudden Oak Disease - Brief Article
  by Susan Milius
• Flying snakes glide through the treetops - Slithering on Air - Brief Article
  by K. Cobb
• Beyond Chaos: the Underlying Theory Behind Life, the Universe, and Everything. - book review
• Shrinking toward the ultimate transistor; electronic devices go atomic: is this really the end?
  by Peter Weiss
• The Firefly Visual Dictionary. - book review
• Gems of war: scientists struggle to identify conflict diamonds
  by John Pickrell
• A House of Straw: a Natural Building Odyssey. - book review
• Once lost but now found - Visible Matter - Brief Article
  by R. Cowen
• New gel could lead to cartilage repair - Material Science - Brief Article
  by Jessica Gorman
• I Have Landed: the End of a Beginning in Natural History. - book review
• Gut hormone tells brain the stomach is well fed - Fullness Factor - Brief Article
  by J. Travis
• Breast-feeding has protective bonus - Biomedicine - Brief Article
  by Damaris Christensen
• Nexus: Small Worlds and the Groundbreaking Science of Networks. - book review
• Microbe may kill fish by skinning, not poisoning - Pfiesteria's Bite - Brief Article
  by S. Milius
• Lab tool may spawn new antiviral drugs - Infectious Diseases - Brief Article
  by John Travis
• Slicing Pizzas, Racing Turtles, and Further Adventures in Applied Mathematics. - book review
• Energy trackers gauge water vapor's wild dance - Brief Article
  by P. Weiss
• Ulcer bug linked to stroke - Biomedicine - Brief Article
  by Damaris Christensen
• Home sweet home - Letters - Letter to the Editor
• Over-the-counter remedy snags snakes - Strong Medicine - Brief Article
  by J. Raloff
• Speech loses beat in dyslexia - Behavior - Brief Article
  by Bruce Bower
• Rock fan - Letters - Letter to the Editor
• Lengthy droughts tied to long-lived La Ninas - Long, Dry Spells - Brief Article
  by S. Perkins
• Disease outpacing control in largest chestnut patch left - Chestnut Blight - Brief Article
  by Susan Milius