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Articles in Feb 8, 2003, issue of Science News

• Yields up in India; pests low in Arizona - Bt Cotton - genetically engineered cotton
  by S. Milius
• A Map of the Child: A Pediatrician's Tour of the Body. - book review
• R&D for Defense, NASA garner funding rise - Budget Boosts and Busts - federal budget
  by S. Perkins
• Murder and Mayhem: A Doctor Answers Medical and Forensic Questions for Mystery Writers. - book review
• Anesthesia in baby rats stunts brain development - Mind Numbing
  by K. Morgan
• Return of the Crazy Bird: The Sad, Strange Tale of the Dodo. - book review
• Dietary dilemmas: Is the pendulum swinging away from low fat? - determining the best diet for weight loss
  by Damaris Christensen
• The Museum of Hoaxes. - book review
• Genghis Khan's legacy? The Mongol warlord may have left his imprint on the world's DNA
  by John Travis
• That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles: 62 All-New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life - Editorial
• Essence of g: scientists search for the biology of smarts - general factor used to determine intelligence level
  by Bruce Bower
• When Smoke Ran Like Water: Tales of Environmental Deception and the Battle against Pollution - Devra Davis - Brief Article
• Why did the space shuttle burn up? - Columbia Disaster
  by R. Cowen
• Dust devils produce magnetic fields - Earth Science - Brief Article
• Fine tune - Letters - Letter to the Editor
  by Andy Barnett
• Catch of the day for cancer researchers - Brief Article
  by J. Travis
• Sleepy brains make memorable waves - Neuroscience - relation between sleep and memory - Brief Article
• Bubble trouble - Letters - Letter to the Editor
  by A.J. McPhate
• Foods' acrylamide risks appear low - Exonerated - study shows low cancer risk from foods with acrylamide
  by J. Raloff
• Microscopic glass ribbons provide molecular labels - Materials Science - Brief Article
• Don't cut down the trees - Letters - Letter to the Editor
  by Jim Renfro
• Snoozing soundly staves off the big sleep - Bad Sleepers Hurry Death
  by B. Bower
• Cell phones distract drivers, hands down - Behavior - Brief Article
• Rough riders - Letters - Letter to the Editor
  by Doug Landon