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Articles in Oct 27, 2007, issue of Science News

• Catch a wave: carbon nanotubes go wireless
  by S. Webb
• Stored blood loses some of its punch
• Let there be aluminum-42: experiment creates surprise isotope
  by D. Castelvecchi
• Twice bitten
• Good buzz: tiny vibrations may limit fat-cell formation
  by N. Seppa
• "Knuckle fever" reaches Italy
• Odd couples: big black holes challenge star theory
  by R. Cowen
• HIV-positive people getting heavier
• Not so clear-cut: soil erosion may not have led to Mayan downfall
  by S. Williams
• A Ball, A Dog, and A Monkey: 1957—The Space Race Begins
• Smells funny: fish schools break up over body odor
  by S. Milius
• Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease
• Virtual worlds, real science: epidemiologists, social scientists flock to online world
  by Brian Vastag
• Heated dispute
  by Warren Finley
• The big dry: prolonged drought threatens Australia's people, wildlife, and economy
  by Emily Sohn
• Pitch out
  by Stanton Alger
• Math clubs get national sponsor
• Record-breaking supernova
• Ulcer bug may prevent asthma
• Digging the scene: dinos burrowed, built dens
  by S. Perkins
• Polymer could improve natural gas purification