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		<title>Top Stories of 2008: Synthetic Genome</title>
		<link>http://mybiotechblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/synthetic-genome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alice</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[genome]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the top science stories of 2008 from Discover magazine:
#41: A Synthetic Genome Is Built From Scratch
This is one of the top Science news in 2008. Scientists at JCVI synthesize the genome of Mycoplasma genitalium using E. coli and then yeast. Of course, there&#8217;s a long way to from DNA to a functional organism. From [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mybiotechblog.wordpress.com&blog=1160290&post=65&subd=mybiotechblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hydrogen Fuel Cell</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fuel cell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hydrogen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While the petrolium fuel price is skyrocketing with no end in sight, the search for a reliable alternative energy source is essential. Hydrogen is one of the most popular candidates.
So how does a hydrogen fuel cell work? Basically, just like a typical fuel cell, hydrogen fuel cell is a electrochemical conversion device, releasing the byproduct [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mybiotechblog.wordpress.com&blog=1160290&post=54&subd=mybiotechblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Growth Hormone in Milk</title>
		<link>http://mybiotechblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/growth-hormone-in-milk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Science News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greenhouse gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growth hormone]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[milk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From Scientific American&#8217;s Can Bovine Growth Hormone Help Slow Global Warming?:
There is currently a debate raging over the safety of bovine growth hormone. The  U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1993 ruled that it was not harmful  and could be injected into cows to improve their milk production. But some  studies [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mybiotechblog.wordpress.com&blog=1160290&post=46&subd=mybiotechblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Corn-Based Plastics</title>
		<link>http://mybiotechblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/corn-based-plastics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white polution]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[PLA = polylactic acid, is made from  fermented plant (mostly corn) starch and considered a better alternative than  the traditional petroleum-based plastic, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), used to make bottles. To make PLA, dextrose is extracted from corn starch, and them lactic acid is produced as a by-product in a fermentation process. Lactic acid [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mybiotechblog.wordpress.com&blog=1160290&post=37&subd=mybiotechblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bacteria that breaks down plastic bags</title>
		<link>http://mybiotechblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/bacteria-that-breaks-down-plastic-bags/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Science News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bacteria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodegradation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastic bags]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[OK, I&#8217;ve written about a terrifying burden on the environment that is plastic bags. Now a Canadian high school student may find a plausible solution to this problem &#8212; by isolating bacteria that break down plastic bags in 3 months, instead of millions of years. 
Daniel Burd, a 16-year-old student of Waterloo Collegiate Institute decided [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mybiotechblog.wordpress.com&blog=1160290&post=34&subd=mybiotechblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More about serotonin&#8230;in your brain</title>
		<link>http://mybiotechblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/more-about-serotoninin-your-brain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[serotonin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Scientific American&#8217;s No Fair! My Serotonin Level Is Low
In the last post, we found out that serotonin controls appetite and metabolism. In fact, 80% of the body&#8217;s serotonin is found in the gut. But the neurotransmitter has many more functions, including roles in depression, anger, sleep, etc. Now the scientists have discovered that it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mybiotechblog.wordpress.com&blog=1160290&post=32&subd=mybiotechblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Serotonin controls appetite and metabolism independently</title>
		<link>http://mybiotechblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/serotonin-controls-appetite-and-metabolism-independently/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Science News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appetite]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Scientific American&#8217;s The Skinny on Fat: You&#8217;re Not Always What You Eat
Have you ever wonder why some people can just gobble down foods but still stay skinny? Recent study done by the scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, (U.C.S.F.) may shine some light on the matter.

Serotonin, a neurotransmitter, is often used by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mybiotechblog.wordpress.com&blog=1160290&post=31&subd=mybiotechblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging &#8212; It&#8217;s Good for You</title>
		<link>http://mybiotechblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/blogging-it-good-for-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to Blogging &#8212; It&#8217;s Good for You from Scientific American:
I have been writing blogs since 2004, both in Chinese and English. I maintain multiple blogs to share different aspects of my many interests with the world, including music, movie, literature, science, and most importantly, life. I always find writing to be very therapeutic. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mybiotechblog.wordpress.com&blog=1160290&post=30&subd=mybiotechblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unleash Your Creativity</title>
		<link>http://mybiotechblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/unleash-your-creativity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 20:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creativity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We used to think that creativity is a gift that some of us are born with. But apparently it can be trained and developed. We can capture and cultivate inspirations from our surroundings, but the environment could also have a negative impact on creativity. Just as described in this interview article, individual ideas can be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mybiotechblog.wordpress.com&blog=1160290&post=28&subd=mybiotechblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>China bans plastic bags to fight &#8220;white pollution&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://mybiotechblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/china-bans-plastic-bags-to-fight-white-pollution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 12:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Science News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastic bags]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In response to Scientific American News &#8211; China Sacks Plastic Bags
The Chinese government is set to ban the manufacture and force shopkeepers to charge for the distribution of bags thinner than 0.025 millimeters thick as of June 1. People have been using plastic bags for everything &#8212; even to contain hot food for which plastic bags are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mybiotechblog.wordpress.com&blog=1160290&post=27&subd=mybiotechblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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