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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[How is your kitty like a cheetah?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/how-is-your-kitty-like-a-cheetah/13706]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A recent study in Science took a look at the genes behind a cheetah's spots, and compared them to those of a tabby cat.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A recent study in Science took a look at the genes behind a cheetah's spots, and compared them to those of a tabby cat.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-21T10:00:29Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Want to be happy? Move]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/want-to-be-happy-move/13702]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ It turns out that our happiness has less to do with how much money we have, and more to do with where we live.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ It turns out that our happiness has less to do with how much money we have, and more to do with where we live.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/want-to-be-happy-move/13702]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-20T20:54:07Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Scientists create replacement organs using body's own cells]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/scientists-create-replacement-organs-using-bodys-own-cells/13685]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Scientists are beginning to come up with a way to help patients who need organ transplants: to create them a new organ using their own cells.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Scientists are beginning to come up with a way to help patients who need organ transplants: to create them a new organ using their own cells.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/scientists-create-replacement-organs-using-bodys-own-cells/13685]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-18T10:00:44Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Brain implant improves thinking in monkeys. Are humans next?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/brain-implant-improves-thinking-in-monkeys-are-humans-next/13681]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Monkeys performed better on a game with the help of a brain implant. The same device could someday help people with dementia or brain injuries.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Monkeys performed better on a game with the help of a brain implant. The same device could someday help people with dementia or brain injuries.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/brain-implant-improves-thinking-in-monkeys-are-humans-next/13681]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-17T10:00:28Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Why you're so mean on the internet]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/why-youre-so-mean-on-the-internet/13686]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Science is trying to explain why people seem to be so angry all the time online.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Science is trying to explain why people seem to be so angry all the time online.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/why-youre-so-mean-on-the-internet/13686]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-17T10:00:18Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Wearable robots help soldiers lift heavy objects, disabled walk]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/wearable-robots-help-soldiers-lift-heavy-objects-disabled-walk/13677]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ New bionic suits are helping the disabled walk and soldiers carry 200 pounds over mixed terrain. Someday, they could be used by the disabled in everyday life.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ New bionic suits are helping the disabled walk and soldiers carry 200 pounds over mixed terrain. Someday, they could be used by the disabled in everyday life.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/wearable-robots-help-soldiers-lift-heavy-objects-disabled-walk/13677]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-14T10:00:17Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Meet the paralyzed woman with the bionic body]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/meet-the-paralyzed-woman-with-the-bionic-body/13665]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Claire Lomas, a paralyzed woman, has become the first person to take home an experimental robotic exoskeleton.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Claire Lomas, a paralyzed woman, has become the first person to take home an experimental robotic exoskeleton.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/meet-the-paralyzed-woman-with-the-bionic-body/13665]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-13T10:00:16Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Stop puffing, your inhaler probably isn't helping you]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/stop-puffing-your-inhaler-probably-isnt-helping-you/13670]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Millions of Americans using steroidal inhalers might want to rethink their treatment options.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Millions of Americans using steroidal inhalers might want to rethink their treatment options.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/stop-puffing-your-inhaler-probably-isnt-helping-you/13670]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-13T10:00:15Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA['Dark matter' DNA breakthrough could boost drug research]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/dark-matter-dna-breakthrough-could-boost-drug-research/13658]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A breakthrough in our understanding of 99% of our DNA could lead to new drugs and broadens our understanding of the cause of diseases like lupus and multiple sclerosis.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A breakthrough in our understanding of 99% of our DNA could lead to new drugs and broadens our understanding of the cause of diseases like lupus and multiple sclerosis.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/dark-matter-dna-breakthrough-could-boost-drug-research/13658]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-12T10:00:31Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Gel stretches to 21 times its length, could replace cartilage]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/gel-stretches-to-21-times-its-length-could-replace-cartilage/13653]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ This hydrogel, the toughest, stretchiest one ever, may be 90% water, but it could someday be used to replace kneecaps or spinal discs.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ This hydrogel, the toughest, stretchiest one ever, may be 90% water, but it could someday be used to replace kneecaps or spinal discs.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/gel-stretches-to-21-times-its-length-could-replace-cartilage/13653]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-11T10:00:47Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Why can't we predict earthquakes yet?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/why-cant-we-predict-earthquakes-yet/13648]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Complicated computer models can tell us where wildfires will spread, when two planets might collide and how high our oceans might rise due to melting ice caps. But we still can't predict earthquakes.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Complicated computer models can tell us where wildfires will spread, when two planets might collide and how high our oceans might rise due to melting ice caps. But we still can't predict earthquakes.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/why-cant-we-predict-earthquakes-yet/13648]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-07T13:41:21Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[This robot runs faster than Usain Bolt]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/this-robot-runs-faster-than-usain-bolt/13642]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ DARPAs latest running robot runs faster than any human alive, at least for a little while.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ DARPAs latest running robot runs faster than any human alive, at least for a little while.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/this-robot-runs-faster-than-usain-bolt/13642]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-06T14:13:14Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Want to (legally) become a super-athlete? Get this glove]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/want-to-legally-become-a-super-athlete-get-this-glove/13636]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Could this be the end of steroids? A special cooling glove could be the ticket to endless workouts without fatigue.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Could this be the end of steroids? A special cooling glove could be the ticket to endless workouts without fatigue.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/want-to-legally-become-a-super-athlete-get-this-glove/13636]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-06T10:03:41Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA['Frankenstein' may allow computer viruses to mutate, evolve]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/frankenstein-may-allow-computer-viruses-to-mutate-evolve/13629]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A new program could bring a day when computer viruses create themselves inside your machine, using little bits of code from your programs.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A new program could bring a day when computer viruses create themselves inside your machine, using little bits of code from your programs.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/frankenstein-may-allow-computer-viruses-to-mutate-evolve/13629]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-05T03:41:08Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA['Patient R' makes scientists revise theory of how brain works]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/patient-r-makes-scientists-revise-theory-of-how-brain-works/13621]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A man with damage in the three brain regions scientists considered crucial for self-awareness passed all tests of self-awareness, changing notions of how the brain works.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A man with damage in the three brain regions scientists considered crucial for self-awareness passed all tests of self-awareness, changing notions of how the brain works.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/patient-r-makes-scientists-revise-theory-of-how-brain-works/13621]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-04T10:00:34Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Organic food isn't actually any better for you, and it's way more expensive]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/organic-food-isnt-actually-any-better-for-you-and-its-way-more-expensive/13614]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Researchers look at over 200 studies of the health benefits behind organic food, and find that there aren't really any.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Researchers look at over 200 studies of the health benefits behind organic food, and find that there aren't really any.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/organic-food-isnt-actually-any-better-for-you-and-its-way-more-expensive/13614]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-04T10:00:30Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Autism and the iPad - what really works]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/autism-and-the-ipad-what-really-works/13607]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A lot has been said about how iPads could help autistic people. But what is just hype and what is actually useful?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A lot has been said about how iPads could help autistic people. But what is just hype and what is actually useful?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/autism-and-the-ipad-what-really-works/13607]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-03T13:35:37Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Robot passes one milestone in tests of self-awareness]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/robot-passes-one-milestone-in-tests-of-self-awareness/13600]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ One of the main reasons humans are different from robots is that we can recognize ourselves in a mirror. One robot begins to break down that barrier.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ One of the main reasons humans are different from robots is that we can recognize ourselves in a mirror. One robot begins to break down that barrier.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/robot-passes-one-milestone-in-tests-of-self-awareness/13600]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-08-31T10:00:47Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Sun is more perfectly round than scientists expected]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/sun-is-more-perfectly-round-than-scientists-expected/13595]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Given the fact that it rotates, you would expect the sun to have a slightly flattened shape. That's why its nearly perfect roundness surprised scientists.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Given the fact that it rotates, you would expect the sun to have a slightly flattened shape. That's why its nearly perfect roundness surprised scientists.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/sun-is-more-perfectly-round-than-scientists-expected/13595]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-08-30T10:00:39Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Patients level up their vision by playing video games]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/patients-level-up-their-vision-by-playing-video-games/13584]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Playing video games actually improved the vision of patients born with cataracts]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Playing video games actually improved the vision of patients born with cataracts]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/patients-level-up-their-vision-by-playing-video-games/13584]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rose Eveleth]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-08-29T13:00:26Z</pubDate>
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