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    <description><![CDATA[Science Scope brings you the amazing discoveries, emerging research trends and innovative techniques to help solve business and technology problems now and in the future.]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Cloaking the rainbow]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/cloaking-the-rainbow/12839]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ When one invisibility cloak isn't enough, scientists make 25,000 and use them to trap a rainbow.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ When one invisibility cloak isn't enough, scientists make 25,000 and use them to trap a rainbow.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-25T13:25:44Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[I say tomato, you say tomato, we all think the ones at the store taste bad]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/i-say-tomato-you-say-tomato-we-all-think-the-ones-at-the-store-taste-bad/12832]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Scientists are using chemistry and genetics to figure out just what makes an heirloom or home grown tomato so much tastier than their store bought brethren.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Scientists are using chemistry and genetics to figure out just what makes an heirloom or home grown tomato so much tastier than their store bought brethren.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-24T16:41:01Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[What can magic teach us about science?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/what-can-magic-teach-us-about-science/12823]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Sleight of hand, stolen watches and disappearing coins might seem like parlor tricks - but they could show us more about our own brains than we ever thought.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Sleight of hand, stolen watches and disappearing coins might seem like parlor tricks - but they could show us more about our own brains than we ever thought.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/what-can-magic-teach-us-about-science/12823]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-23T19:26:59Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[SpaceX makes history with commercial space flight]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/spacex-makes-history-with-commercial-space-flight/12812]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Commercial space flight company SpaceX made history with the first launch by a private company of a spacecraft to the International Space Station.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Commercial space flight company SpaceX made history with the first launch by a private company of a spacecraft to the International Space Station.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/spacex-makes-history-with-commercial-space-flight/12812]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-23T05:21:24Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Quantum dots prove safe in primates]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/quantum-dots-prove-safe-in-primates/12798]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Tiny reflective crystals could revolutionize everything from medicine to computing - but are they safe?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tiny reflective crystals could revolutionize everything from medicine to computing - but are they safe?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/quantum-dots-prove-safe-in-primates/12798]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-22T10:00:58Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Largest database of human genes assembled]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/largest-database-of-human-genes-assembled/12803]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ New merger puts the genes behind embryonic development, stem cell research, regenerative medicine, human disease and more all in one place.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ New merger puts the genes behind embryonic development, stem cell research, regenerative medicine, human disease and more all in one place.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/largest-database-of-human-genes-assembled/12803]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-22T10:00:09Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[A new electricity source: Viruses!]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/a-new-electricity-source-viruses/12788]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A breakthrough that combines a virus with an electrode could someday help us power our electronics with every step we take.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A breakthrough that combines a virus with an electrode could someday help us power our electronics with every step we take.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/a-new-electricity-source-viruses/12788]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-21T10:10:12Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[First large-scale trial of Alzheimer's prevention drug announced]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/first-large-scale-trial-of-alzheimers-prevention-drug-announced/12781]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The experiment will be conducted on members of the world's largest family afflicted with a genetic marker for the disease.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The experiment will be conducted on members of the world's largest family afflicted with a genetic marker for the disease.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/first-large-scale-trial-of-alzheimers-prevention-drug-announced/12781]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-18T02:26:14Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Cancer? Google it]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/cancer-google-it/12775]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ How search engines could change the way researchers look for cancer markers.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ How search engines could change the way researchers look for cancer markers.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/cancer-google-it/12775]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-17T21:14:28Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Mind controlled motion]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/mind-controlled-motion/12770]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Using only her brain, a paralyzed woman can now control a robotic hand.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Using only her brain, a paralyzed woman can now control a robotic hand.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/mind-controlled-motion/12770]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-16T17:39:34Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The science behind flesh-eating bacteria and its cure]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/the-science-behind-flesh-eating-bacteria-and-its-cure/12755]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Learn answers to common questions about necrotizing fasciitis, the infection that has taken Aimee Copeland's leg and may claim her life.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Learn answers to common questions about necrotizing fasciitis, the infection that has taken Aimee Copeland's leg and may claim her life.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/the-science-behind-flesh-eating-bacteria-and-its-cure/12755]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-16T10:00:39Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Feeling again: surgeons restore a quadriplegic's hand]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/feeling-again-surgeons-restore-a-quadriplegics-hand/12748]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ By rerouting the nerves coming into the spinal cord, surgeons have been able to give one man the ability to pinch again.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ By rerouting the nerves coming into the spinal cord, surgeons have been able to give one man the ability to pinch again.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/feeling-again-surgeons-restore-a-quadriplegics-hand/12748]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-15T14:04:11Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The next computer revolution: No more keyboards!]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/the-next-computer-revolution-no-more-keyboards/12740]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Two new technologies show how we may someday control computers and appliances simply by gesturing with our hands.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Two new technologies show how we may someday control computers and appliances simply by gesturing with our hands.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/the-next-computer-revolution-no-more-keyboards/12740]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-15T12:28:50Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Lost indoors - new technology should help people navigate indoor spaces]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/lost-indoors-new-technology-should-help-people-navigate-indoor-spaces/12735]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ No more getting lost at the museum, thanks to some new iPhone technology.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ No more getting lost at the museum, thanks to some new iPhone technology.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/lost-indoors-new-technology-should-help-people-navigate-indoor-spaces/12735]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-15T10:00:32Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Study pinpoints how exercise improves brain performance]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/study-pinpoints-how-exercise-improves-brain-performance/12728]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Exercise has long been shown to boost mental performance. But a new study shows that the exact cause lies in our muscles.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Exercise has long been shown to boost mental performance. But a new study shows that the exact cause lies in our muscles.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/study-pinpoints-how-exercise-improves-brain-performance/12728]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-10T03:38:26Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Look ma, no hands: fighter jets without pilots test the air]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/look-ma-no-hands-fighter-jets-without-pilots-test-the-air/12724]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a plane... without a pilot?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a plane... without a pilot?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/look-ma-no-hands-fighter-jets-without-pilots-test-the-air/12724]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-09T21:19:31Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Why we like to brag and overshare]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/why-we-like-to-brag-and-overshare/12717]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Addicted to Facebook? That may be because sharing with others activates the same kind of pleasure as having sex.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Addicted to Facebook? That may be because sharing with others activates the same kind of pleasure as having sex.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/why-we-like-to-brag-and-overshare/12717]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-09T04:27:54Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Aliens among us]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/aliens-among-us/12713]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ What does it really mean to search for alien life, and are we doing it right?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ What does it really mean to search for alien life, and are we doing it right?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/aliens-among-us/12713]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-08T21:59:18Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[A breadloaf-sized satellite could find the next Earth]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/a-breadloaf-sized-satellite-could-find-the-next-earth/12706]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Looking for an Earth near us? Then grab this satellite, which you could easily fit in your backpack.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Looking for an Earth near us? Then grab this satellite, which you could easily fit in your backpack.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/a-breadloaf-sized-satellite-could-find-the-next-earth/12706]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-08T12:14:59Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Sperm swimmers could use lessons]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/sperm-swimmers-could-use-lessons/12699]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ New research reveals that sperm aren't nearly as good at swimming as we once thought.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ New research reveals that sperm aren't nearly as good at swimming as we once thought.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/sperm-swimmers-could-use-lessons/12699]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-08T02:47:00Z</pubDate>
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