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Articles in Sept 15, 2007, issue of Science News

• Brain sabotage: Alzheimer's protein may spawn miniseizures
  by N. Seppa
• Nanoparticles multitask
• Smoke screening
  by Michal Suski
• Grazing on the periodic table: some ancient microorganisms lived on a diet of pure sulfur
  by S. Perkins
• Bloated planet
• Spot on: printing flexible electronics one nanodot at a time
  by A. Goho
• Blood vessel growth factor also does housekeeping
• Curry power: an age-old seasoning could help combat Alzheimer's
  by Patrick Barry
• The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language
• Consciousness in the raw: the brain stem may orchestrate the basics of awareness
  by Bruce Bower
• The Fibonacci Numbers
• How platelets help cancer spread
• New Theories of Everything
• Alliance of opposites: electrons and positrons make new molecule
  by D. Castlevecchi
• Major merger
• Beyond AI: Creating the Conscience of the Machine
• Survivor: extrasolar planet escapes stellar attack
  by R. Cowen
• Perfect pitch isn't so perfect in many
• The Best American Science Writing 2007
• Fish switch: salmon make baby trout after species, sex swap
  by S. Milius
• Advantage: Starch
• Talk talk talk
  by Tammy Bush
• Debate renewed: diabetes drug ups heart risk
  by B. Vastag
• Ancient city grew from outside in
• Troubled thoughts
  by Robert E. Hubbard