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		<title><![CDATA[Top 7 immunology papers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<B>linkurl:1. Diabetes drug details unveiled;http://bit.ly/9UllVV </B>
Researchers uncovered the details of how a common diabetes treatment works --]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 September 2010 13:55:12 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Video: See fungal spores fly]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a remarkable display of cooperation, specialized fungi eject spores sitting atop their fruiting bodies at high speeds in rapid succession to]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 September 2010 20:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[More retractions from Nobelist ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two prominent journals have retracted papers by Nobel laureate linkurl:Linda Buck;http://www.hhmi.org/research/investigators/buck_bio.html today]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 September 2010 17:33:55 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[T cells attack neurons in MS]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a rare glimpse inside a diseased brain, researchers watch for the first time as immune cells directly attack neurons in a mouse model of multiple]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 September 2010 17:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Immune response feeds parasite]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<i>Salmonella</i> is able to out compete resident gut microbes by deriving energy from the immune response that is supposed to combat the pathogen,]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 September 2010 18:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Postdoc fudged epigenetic data]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former postdoctoral fellow at Washington State University has reportedly falsified data presented in two figures of an epigenetics paper, according]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 September 2010 15:44:10 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nobel hopefuls by the numbers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The researcher who developed induced pluripotent stem cells, the biochemist who invented DNA microarrays, and the immunologist who discovered]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 September 2010 15:42:22 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Top 7 in cell biology]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<b>1. Parasite's unusual metabolism</b>
__Plasmodium falciparum__ may have evolved a unique, non-cyclic version of the textbook energy-producing]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 September 2010 14:13:15 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[mRNA affects protein fate]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The genetic code of proteins may dictate much more than their amino acid sequences, a new]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 September 2010 14:53:01 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sweet science]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever had the urge to take a nice crunchy bite of <i>Drosophila</i> or lick icing off a brain? You will after a visit to linkurl:<i>Not So Humble]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 September 2010 18:56:12 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Biotech's new invaluable tool]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In just two decades, the protein equivalent of an intron has carved out a significant niche in biotechnology -- and captured the interest of]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 September 2010 12:04:47 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New energy source for microbes]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microorganisms living in deep sea hydrothermal vents can grow off of energy derived from one of the simplest forms of anaerobic respiration ever]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 September 2010 18:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Top 7 hidden jewels]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<b>#1 Long fingers, long toes </b>
Darwin suggested that bipedal locomotion allowed our hands to evolve the necessary dexterity for tool handling,]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 September 2010 20:42:12 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fish see like mammals]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The archer fish, a skilled marksmen that shoots insects down from trees by spiting streams of water, spots prey that aren't in line with what's]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 September 2010 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Video: Fast plants]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marvels of evolution and adaptation, plants and fungi have developed myriad methods of spreading their seeds or spores. Some of these dispersal]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 September 2010 13:42:45 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Video: How roots grow]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of researchers literally watched meristem genes turn on and off in a cyclical fashion in the developing roots of higher plants, such as]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 September 2010 18:02:38 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When is self-plagiarism ok?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When linkurl:Robert Barbato;http://saunders.rit.edu/directory/facstaff/28 of the E. Philip Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 September 2010 14:19:39 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gene networks underlie disease?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[An international group of researchers have developed a novel method for identifying entire networks of genes and their association to disease,]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 September 2010 17:36:32 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Insulin regulates translation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By controlling how many ribosomes coat a certain mRNA in <i>C. elegans</i>, intracellular insulin signaling can regulate how many copies of a protein]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 September 2010 16:00:42 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A targeted cancer therapy?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some small RNA molecules can selectively kill cultured human cancer cells, leaving healthy cells untouched, according to a study published online]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 September 2010 14:53:21 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Video: Roboanimals in the lab]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the automata of the ancient Greeks, to the curious mechanical inventions of the Age of Enlightenment, people have been creating robotic]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 September 2010 15:00:06 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ants save trees from elephants]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ants known to defend certain species of <i>Acacia</i> trees from elephant predation deter the massive herbivores so effectively that they are]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 September 2010 17:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Surprise breast cancer source]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some breast cancer tumors may not originate from stem cells as previously believed, according to a study published in the September 3rd issue of]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 September 2010 16:00:42 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nice bacteria finish last]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Altruism is alive and well in bacterial populations, according to new]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 September 2010 16:33:22 GMT</pubDate>
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