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		<title>Sustaining symbiosis &#8211; new clues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To hide from hungry fish, this animal houses luminous bacteria. But what prevents the bacteria from reproducing and killing the squid? At last, a genetic a balancing mechanism is revealed.]]></description>
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		<title>Imitation: Better than flattery?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imitation is a social glue in human society. We like people who imitate us.  We call them friend. We will even tip them better! A new study finds similar responses in monkeys...]]></description>
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		<title>Microbial bliss</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists are proving that intestinal bacteria can help health -- but for what conditions? Should you take probiotic supplements or eat foods with beneficial bugs? What does the science say -- and not say?]]></description>
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		<title>Bush creates huge Pacific reserves</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three giant new reserves, extend 50 miles out from shore, will protect coral reefs, fish, clams, and other life forms. But how effective are marine protected areas?]]></description>
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		<title>At last: Parasites get some respect!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>schulte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Along the coast of Baja, California, a new study finds that parasites outweigh top predators. What does this mean for ecology, and what is the story with "castrating parasites"?]]></description>
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		<title>Bring in the clones: Sand dollars make small change</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minute sand dollar larvae, tasty morsels in a sea of famished fish, have a clever way to help ensure their genes are passed to the next generation.]]></description>
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		<title>Life within: New study shows beneficial bacterial invasion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Without trillions of bacteria in our guts, we die. But how do these bacteria colonize the bug-free human infant just after birth? New study details bacterial balancing act.]]></description>
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		<title>A Brotherhood of Chimps</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cooperation is a classic human trait, but chimps do it too. A new study sheds light on the "what's-in-it-for-me" angle of cooperation: It's good for your genes.
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		<title>Sharks: The Necessary Killer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 23:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big sharks eat little sharks and rays, which eat shellfish. So the ultimate effect of hunting big sharks may be a disappearance of shellfish.
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		<title>Eat Me &#8216;n Die: Toxic Toad Makes Poison Snake!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toxins are nature's best defenses. The Asian snake can get toxin by eating toxic food. If an Asian snake offers to let you gobble its pretty neck, don't be tempted!]]></description>
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