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        <title><![CDATA[Companies can't patent human genes, court rules]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court ruled companies can't patent human genes. That doesn't mean all is lost for biotech companies.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-06-13T21:29:31Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Glowing plants: a cool idea, or terrible one?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Kickstarter campaign could release hundreds of thousands of synthetic biological weeds across the United States -- and so far, the government is doing nothing about it.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-06-13T08:43:31Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Dr. Vandana Shiva, social activist, on the importance of saving seeds]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Biosafety regulations barely exist in the United States, but this might not be for long. Will seed politics ignite change?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel James]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-06-07T10:15:19Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[How to make cheap, biodegradable plastic from grass]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/how-to-make-cheap-biodegradable-plastic-from-grass/21341]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Metabolix has a plants-to-plastics vision, and they hope to sell their polymer for less than half of today's prices.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-06-06T19:48:11Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Psychologist Joanne Ruthsatz on the common trait of all prodigies]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-psychologist-joanne-ruthsatz-on-the-common-trait-of-all-prodigies/10092]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[There may be one specific trait that provides the exceptional talent found in all child prodigies. We spoke to the researcher who has discovered this link.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christie Nicholson]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-31T12:00:37Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Glow, glow black sheep]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BUENOS AIRES -- Scientists in Uruguay have engineered sheep that glow green under UV light. And no, they're not meant for Scottish raves.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Mount]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-31T10:00:46Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Protect medical implants with a layer of bacteria eaters]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/protect-medical-implants-with-a-layer-of-bacteria-eaters/20071]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Viruses were used in the pre-antibiotic 19th-century to treat infections. Now researchers are bringing them back, using them to fight bacterial infections on catheters and stents.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/protect-medical-implants-with-a-layer-of-bacteria-eaters/20071]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-20T04:38:17Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Human cloning critics denounce stem cell research]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/human-cloning-critics-denounce-stem-cell-research/19859]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Advances in therapeutic cloning could mean the development of new treatment for degenerative diseases, but it is not without opposition.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-16T17:58:31Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[The world's last assault on polio?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/the-worlds-last-assault-on-polio/19755]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[To deliver a polio-free world by 2018, the WHO has to juggle different vaccines targeted at two kinds of polioviruses on a highly sensitive timeframe.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/the-worlds-last-assault-on-polio/19755]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-15T05:53:40Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Mutation that causes aggressive prostate cancer discovered]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/mutation-that-causes-aggressive-prostate-cancer-discovered/17030]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[A specific gene mutation causes the worst forms of prostate cancer, according to new research.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-09T18:42:16Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[The test that reveals the future side effects of chemotherapy]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/the-test-that-reveals-the-future-side-effects-of-chemotherapy/16837]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Could a new test predict how your body will react to chemotherapy?]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/the-test-that-reveals-the-future-side-effects-of-chemotherapy/16837]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-05T14:46:14Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Lasers that switch cocaine addiction on and off]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/lasers-that-switch-cocaine-addiction-on-and-off/16839]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Researchers are exploring how laser light can be used on the brain to inhibit addictive behavior.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/lasers-that-switch-cocaine-addiction-on-and-off/16839]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-05T13:02:08Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Gretchen Daily, ecologist, on quantifying nature's value]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-gretchen-daily-ecologist-on-quantifying-natures-value/9728]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[As people push against the limits of what nature freely offers us in terms of fresh water, climate stability and more, how can we use our resources to achieve the greatest return for society?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-01T10:00:05Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Caffeine-addicted bacteria to eat up pollutants]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/caffeine-addicted-bacteria-to-eat-up-pollutants/16248]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[How do you decaffeinate water that's polluted by our widespread use of caffeine? Engineer some bacteria who literally live off caffeine. They'll eat it.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/caffeine-addicted-bacteria-to-eat-up-pollutants/16248]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janet Fang]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-28T17:51:10Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Are computers about to get a million times faster?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/are-computers-about-to-get-a-million-times-faster/15903]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Quantum computers could instantly make calculations that today's computers take weeks to calculate. Lockheed Martin is taking steps to upgrade them to commercial scale.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/are-computers-about-to-get-a-million-times-faster/15903]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-26T01:48:35Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Biofuel blues: Mascoma ends IPO plans]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Just when it looked like the biofuels industry was starting to make some progress, one of its own has withdrawn its IPO due to difficult market conditions.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-25T22:24:31Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Three-way IVF under review in UK]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[IVF including two women and a man may be one step closer to acceptance in the United Kingdom.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-20T08:09:56Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Will individual data control entice people to enter clinical trials?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/will-individual-data-control-entice-people-to-enter-clinical-trials/15013]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you had control over biomedical research and how your data was used, would you be more inclined to participate in medical trials?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-15T16:23:27Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[College student invents a gel that stops bleeding on contact]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/college-student-invents-a-gel-that-stops-bleeding-on-contact/14633]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[A treatment that mimics the body's own wound-healing capabilities can be a lifesaver in hospitals, the battlefield and around the home.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/college-student-invents-a-gel-that-stops-bleeding-on-contact/14633]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tuan C. Nguyen]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-12T11:30:31Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Watson is going to work in health care (and we'll all benefit)]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is IBM's Watson up to? Helping health care professionals to fight cancer.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Kohn]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-06T14:28:10Z</pubDate>
                                
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