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  1. Earth

    Alaskan coral beds get new protection

    To protect cold-water corals, huge areas of Alaskan waters will be off limits to trawls and other fishing gear that typically scrape the seafloor.

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Humans

    Letters from the July 22, 2006, issue of Science News

    First, count all the lawyers The study in “Legal Debate: Assumptions on medical malpractice called into question” (SN: 5/13/06, p. 291) fails to address the more disturbing issue: Most of the insurance money (apparently) goes to lawyers (both sides), and very little to those injured. Peter WilsonSimi Valley, Calif. The numbers in the story pose […]

    By Science News
  3. Health & Medicine

    Ingredient might prevent sexually transmitted disease

    A seaweed derivative that's commonly added to many consumer products as a thickening agent can inhibit the virus that causes cervical cancer and genital warts.