National Geographic February 2007
CONDITION – Good, clean pages, reading wear
FEATURES
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Healing the Heart –
As heart disease reaches epidemic proportions worldwide, researchers are moving
away form the old “clogged-pipes” model to search for triggers lurking in our
genes. By Jennifer Kahn Photographs by Robert Clark
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Desolate Majesty –
Straddling Texas and Mexico, the Big Bend region is high in biodiversity and low
in footprints. It’s a place so untamed that if something doesn’t bite, stick,
or sting, it’s probably a rock. By Joe Nick Patoski Photographs by Jack W Dykinga
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Curse of the Black
Gold – The Niger Delta holds some of the world’s richest oil deposits, yet
Nigerians living there are poorer than ever, violence is rampant, and the land
and water are fouled. What went wrong?
By Tom O’Neill Photographs by Ed
Kashi
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Hawaii’s Unearthly
Worms – Lowly marine worms ply shallow shores, ocean deeps, and just about everywhere
in between. Off the Hawaiian Islands, they assume spectacular forms. By
Jennifer S Holland Photographs y
Darlyne a Murawski
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Forests of the Tide –
At the intersection of land and sea, mangrove forests support a wealth of life,
from starfish to people, and may be more important to the health of the planet
than we ever realized. By Kennedy Warne
Photographs by Tim Laman
COVER – The intricacies of a human heart are
revealed at the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia. Photo by Robert Clark
DEPARTMENTS
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Visions of Earth
o Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
o Binche, Belgium
o Los Angeles, California
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Culture – Carnival
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Geography -- American Singles
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Wildlife – Monkey
Talk
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Expeditions –
Mongolia’s Deer Stones
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Family of Man –
Street Food
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Where in the World? –
Mosquito Coast
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Voices – Francis
Collins
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