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	<title>The Why Files &#187; Genetic revolution</title>
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		<title>Untangling cancer&#8217;s genetic trajectory</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2009/breast_cancer_evolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Until now, getting a picture of genetic change in a tumor over time has been next to impossible. A new study reveals that cancer's genetic tangle gets more complicated with time.]]></description>
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		<title>Genetic tests go mainstream</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=2383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Companies are marketing genetic tests direct to consumers.  Some tests can be lifesavers. But many tests return confusing results, which even doctors have a hard time interpreting.]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating Darwin and evolution</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2009/celebrating-darwin-and-evolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The theory of evolution is 150 years old, but forever young. We examine proofs for evolution, and four cool studies showing just how correct Charles Darwin was. Want to talk about silent crickets?]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Store that fat&#8221; says new gene. Is obesity explained?</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2007/store-that-fat-says-new-gene-is-obesity-explained/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New discovery shows how all animals store fat in cells, could lead to advances in fight against obesity or diabetes. Funny, maybe storing fat is a good thing.]]></description>
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		<title>Nobel goes to gene-knockouts.</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2007/nobel-goes-to-gene-knockouts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>schulte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A technology that revolutionized medicine and genetics gets the big Nobelian Nod. Cancer. Heart disease. Obesity. Research into virtually every major disease has gotten a boost from the Knockout Nobel!]]></description>
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		<title>Study finds key to colony-collapse disorder</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2007/study-finds-key-to-colony-collapse-disorder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>schulte</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=1017</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fast genomic analysis could open the door to breakthroughs in health, ecology and genetics. How do these machines work, and what have they taught about obesity, microbial diversity, and drug treatment?]]></description>
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		<title>Ants: My Family, Right or Wrong!</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2006/ants-my-family-right-or-wrong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>schulte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Argentine ant invaded California 100 years ago, forming "super-colonies" that stretch hundreds of miles. Most ants attack nearby nests. Why have Argentine ants declared peace with neighbors?]]></description>
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		<title>GM Food + 10 Years: Safe to Eat?</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2006/gm-food-after-10-years-is-this-stuff-safe-to-eat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2006 22:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=892</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More than 100 million hectares are planted each year. What do we know about food safety? How is GM food doing amid the explosion in sales of organic foods?]]></description>
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		<title>Malaria Defense: Can Mosquitoes Help?</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2006/malaria-defense-can-mosquitoes-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>schulte</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whyfiles.org/?p=887</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Malaria harms people and mosquitoes. Some skeeters already kill malaria. Shouldn't we work together to control this global blood parasite?]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Teeth in the Lab</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Developmental biology meets dentistry as scientists grow human teeth in test tubes. All the latest on test-tube teeth. Sounds better than the iron teeth that the Romans used...]]></description>
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