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		<title>How cues and context make us recall familiar people</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - You see a familiar face in  the  crowd but  can&#8217;t recall how you know them, but as you talk, a few  cues from conversation or context could evoke vivid memories about the individual.  Now, a new study has shed light on  this  mysterious process.

Researchers  from ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/how-cues-and-context-make-us-recall-familiar-people-241425/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : How cues and context make us recall familiar people</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nintendo  Wii players can get &#8216;fractured limbs,  damaged  knees, painful tendonitis&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[London,  Dec  8 (ANI): While Nintendo Wii is known  for  keeping players  in  shape,  the  game  console  can  leave  people  with fractured  limbs, damaged knees and painful tendonitis,  surgeons have warned.

The  researchers  have also found evidence of  .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nintendo-wii-players-can-get-fractured-limbs-damaged-knees-painful-tendonitis-241423/">Source article &nbsp;: Nintendo  Wii players can get &#8216;fractured limbs,  damaged  knees, painful tendonitis&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Deaths caused by narcotic pain relievers on the rise</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/deaths-caused-by-narcotic-pain-relievers-on-the-rise-241406/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The number of death resulting from narcotic pain relievers has doubled since 1991, according to a new Canadian study.

Researchers at St. Michael&#8217;s Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) in Toronto claim deaths from opioid use in Ontario have doubled.
In 1991 there was 13.7 deaths per million residents, which increased to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/deaths-caused-by-narcotic-pain-relievers-on-the-rise-241406/" title="Deaths caused by narcotic pain relievers on the rise">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hidden sensory system in the skin found</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - An international team  of  researchers have  found that human body has an entirely unique  and  separate sensory  system  aside from the nerves that give most of  us  the ability to touch and feel.

This sensory network is located throughout our blood vessels  and sweat .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hidden-sensory-system-in-the-skin-found-241354/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Hidden sensory system in the skin found</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Super cool atom thermometer developed by physicists</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/super-cool-atom-thermometer-developed-by-physicists-241353/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A team of physicists has devised a super   cool  atom  thermometer  that  can  potentially   measure temperatures  as  low as tens of trillionths of  a  degree  above absolute zero.

Physicists  can  currently cool atoms to a few  billionths .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/super-cool-atom-thermometer-developed-by-physicists-241353/">Super cool atom thermometer developed by physicists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Self-destructing microbe leads the way for lower-cost, renewable biofuels</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - An Arizona State University (ASU) research team has programmed a photosynthetic microbe to self-destruct, making the recovery of high-energy fats easier and potentially less costly, thus removing a key obstacle to producing lower-cost, renewable biofuels.

&#8220;The real costs involved in any biofuel production are harvesting the goodies and turning them into fuel,&#8221; said Roy .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/self-destructing-microbe-leads-the-way-for-lower-cost-renewable-biofuels-241338/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Self-destructing microbe leads the way for lower-cost, renewable biofuels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Animals that face new impacts by climate change</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The Wildlife Conservation Society has released a list of animals facing new impacts by climate change, some in strange and unexpected ways.

The report, titled, &#8220;Species Feeling the Heat: Connecting Deforestation and Climate Change,&#8221; has profiled more than a dozen animal species and groups that are facing threats due to climate change impacts, including .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/animals-that-face-new-impacts-by-climate-change-241324/">Original source &nbsp;: Animals that face new impacts by climate change</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Astronomers detect coldest ever companion of a Sun-like star</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have discovered and directly imaged a faint celestial body that orbits the star GJ 758, which at a temperature of around 330 degrees Celsius, is the coldest companion of a Sun-like star ever to be directly imaged.

Known as GJ 758 B, the object&#8217;s mass is ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/astronomers-detect-coldest-ever-companion-of-a-sun-like-star-241321/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Astronomers detect coldest ever companion of a Sun-like star</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Computer pop-ups really do make work harder</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/computer-pop-ups-really-do-make-work-harder-241307/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Pop-up windows such as email alerts or warning messages as well as advertising pop-ups have a big impact on a person&#8217;s efficiency and concentration when using the web, according to a new study.

The study, led by Dr Helen Hodgetts and Professor Dylan Jones at Cardiff University, showed that although the actual interruption may .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/computer-pop-ups-really-do-make-work-harder-241307/">Source article &nbsp;: Computer pop-ups really do make work harder</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Childhood delinquency linked to premature death, disability in middle age</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/childhood-delinquency-linked-to-premature-death-disability-in-middle-age-241305/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Delinquency in childhood increases the risk of premature death and disability in middle age, says a new UK study.

This is the first study to examine how a wide range of early antisocial behaviours, as well as parental factors, affect various health outcomes 40 years later.
Study&#8217;s leader, Professor Jonathan Shepherd, Director of the Violence .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/childhood-delinquency-linked-to-premature-death-disability-in-middle-age-241305/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fit boys make smarter, successful adults</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Here&#8217;s another reason to care about your health: A new study has shown that teenage boys with better cardiovascular health make smarter and successful adults.

The study, conducted by Nancy Pedersen of the University of Southern California and colleagues in Sweden, showed that better cardiovascular health among teenage boys correlates to higher scores on ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fit-boys-make-smarter-successful-adults-241303/">Fit boys make smarter, successful adults</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Google launches new visual search tool &#8216;Google Goggles&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/google-launches-new-visual-search-tool-google-goggles-241300/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - A new tool has been launched by search engine Google that enables its users to locate information by using pictures instead of words.

Google Goggles, a free augmented reality application for Google Android mobile phones, allows people to search for information on anything simply by taking a photo of that object.
The application can recognise .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/google-launches-new-visual-search-tool-google-goggles-241300/" title="Google launches new visual search tool &#8216;Google Goggles&#8217;">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NASA testing exclusive material in Scotland to find clues about life on Mars</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - NASA scientists are testing a mineral only found in Aberdeenshire in Scotland to see if it can provide clues about life on Mars.

According to a report by BBC News, the element, known as Macaulayite, is only believed to exist at a quarry at the foot of Bennachie in Aberdeenshire.
Researchers think it could be .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nasa-testing-exclusive-material-in-scotland-to-find-clues-about-life-on-mars-241288/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: NASA testing exclusive material in Scotland to find clues about life on Mars</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Antidepressants could alter personality while relieving symptoms</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/antidepressants-could-alter-personality-while-relieving-symptoms-241283/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - People who take medication to treat depression may experience changes in their personality despite alleviating depressive symptoms, according to a new study.

Two personality traits, neuroticism and extraversion, have been related to depression risk, according to background information in the article.
Individuals who are neurotic tend to experience negative emotions and emotional instability, whereas extraversion .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/antidepressants-could-alter-personality-while-relieving-symptoms-241283/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Antidepressants could alter personality while relieving symptoms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New observations by astronomers deepen mystery about star-like Suns</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - An extensive study made with ESO&#8217;s (European Southern Observatory&#8217;s) Very Large Telescope deepens a long-standing mystery in the study of stars similar to the Sun.

Unusual year-long variations in the brightness of about one third of all Sun-like stars during the latter stages of their lives still remain unexplained.
Over the past few decades, astronomers ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-observations-by-astronomers-deepen-mystery-about-star-like-suns-241282/">Read : New observations by astronomers deepen mystery about star-like Suns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Soon, web ads that adapt to your personality to send product sales soaring</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Websites will now be showing advertisements just the way you want to see them, thanks to a new &#8220;ad morphing&#8221; system that can tailor the ad content according to users&#8217; personality type.

Glen Urban, an Internet marketing researcher at the MIT Sloan School of Management in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and colleague John Hauser have created .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/soon-web-ads-that-adapt-to-your-personality-to-send-product-sales-soaring-241264/">Source &nbsp;: Soon, web ads that adapt to your personality to send product sales soaring</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dino-killing asteroid impact broiled Earth, not burnt it to a crisp</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - A new study has suggested that the asteroid impact that ended the age of dinosaurs 65 million years ago didn&#8217;t incinerate life on our planet&#8217;s surface, but just broiled it.

The impact of a 10-kilometre asteroid is blamed for the extinction of the dinosaurs and most other species on the planet.
Early computer models showed .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dino-killing-asteroid-impact-broiled-earth-not-burnt-it-to-a-crisp-241263/" title="Dino-killing asteroid impact broiled Earth, not burnt it to a crisp">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Frozen deposits on Mars may foster life</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - New calculations by scientists have suggested that small frozen deposits on Mars may contain liquid water, at least during the day, which means they could also foster life.

Liquid water is rare on Mars. At the equator, temperatures can rise above freezing, but any snow or ice that melts would quickly evaporate due to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/frozen-deposits-on-mars-may-foster-life-241262/">Read more : Frozen deposits on Mars may foster life</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NASA&#8217;s WISE spacecraft ready for launch on Dec. 11</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nasas-wise-spacecraft-ready-for-launch-on-dec-11-241260/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - NASA&#8217;s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, aboard a Delta II rocket is ready for launch on December 11, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

After launch, WISE will scan the entire sky in infrared light with a sensitivity hundreds of times greater than ever before, picking up the glow of hundreds of .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nasas-wise-spacecraft-ready-for-launch-on-dec-11-241260/" title="NASA&#8217;s WISE spacecraft ready for launch on Dec. 11">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Climate change triggers catastrophic overgrazing of Tasmanian reefs by sea urchins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - In a new research, scientists have determined that a combination of overfishing and climate change are triggering catastrophic overgrazing of reefs by sea urchins in eastern Tasmania.

&#8220;When you get the two things happening together, it enables the urchin populations to build up to the point where they destructively graze,&#8221; Professor Craig Johnson of ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/climate-change-triggers-catastrophic-overgrazing-of-tasmanian-reefs-by-sea-urchins-241259/">Climate change triggers catastrophic overgrazing of Tasmanian reefs by sea urchins</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kids from military families have more stress: Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A new study suggests that children from military  families  have  to  cope up  with  more  emotional  and behavioural  difficulties compared to other American  youngsters, with  older children and girls struggling the most when a  parent is deployed overseas.

The  RAND Corporation, .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kids-from-military-families-have-more-stress-study-240936/">Kids from military families have more stress: Study</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sweaty visitors spoiling King Tut&#8217;s tomb in Egypt</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Reports indicate that  Egyptian  King Tutankhamun&#8217;s  underground tomb, in Egypt&#8217;s Valley of the  Kings, is  suffering from the wear and tear caused by tens of  thousands of sweaty visitors who each year make a pilgrimage to the region.

According to a report in The Independent, the visitors have .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sweaty-visitors-spoiling-king-tuts-tomb-in-egypt-240932/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Sweaty visitors spoiling King Tut&#8217;s tomb in Egypt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top ten space finds of 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - An article in the National Geographic News has listed the top ten space finds of the year 2009.

At number 10 is the finding that a new computer model has suggested that the outer crusts of so-called neutron stars are ten billion times stronger than steel, and are in fact, the strongest known material .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-ten-space-finds-of-2009-240910/">Original article &nbsp;: Top ten space finds of 2009</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aggression-promoting pheromone in flies discovered</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/aggression-promoting-pheromone-in-flies-discovered-240909/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Scientists have discovered an aggression-promoting pheromone, specific chemicals used by a particular species to communicate and to control their behavior, in flies.

The study, published in Nature, also identified the neurons in the fly&#8217;s antenna that detect this pheromone and relay the information to the brain to elicit aggression.
According to biologists from the California  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aggression-promoting-pheromone-in-flies-discovered-240909/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Marrying dancers, choreographers - &#8216;an invitation for divorce&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Dancers, choreographers, bartenders, massage therapists, are more likely to divorce than vets, agricultural engineers and teachers, says a new research.

Dr Michael Aamodt, an industrial psychologist at Radford University in Virginia, came up with the formula to work out the likelihood of success of a marriage based on the occupation of one of the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/marrying-dancers-choreographers-an-invitation-for-divorce-240907/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Diesel truck engine with barely measurable emissions developed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Researchers at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) in Munich, Germany, have demonstrated a diesel truck engine with barely measurable emissions.

The research team, headed by Professor Georg Wachtmeister from the Chair of Internal Combustion Engines, has succeeded in reducing the pollutants in exhaust emissions to barely measurable levels.
The engine is the centerpiece of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/diesel-truck-engine-with-barely-measurable-emissions-developed-240886/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Diesel truck engine with barely measurable emissions developed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists may have found temple of Peruvian mythical ruler</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA - Archaeologists of the Bruning Museum in Lambayeque, Peru, have discovered, next to the Huaca Chornancap pyramid, what is thought to be the sacred temple of Naylamp, a supposedly mythical ruler that according to oral legend was the founder of the post-Moche Lambayeque civilization.

According to a report in en Peru, it took eight months ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-may-have-found-temple-of-peruvian-mythical-ruler-240883/">Read more : Archaeologists may have found temple of Peruvian mythical ruler</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fruit fly neuron can rebuild itself following injury</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -  New  studies  in  fruit  flies   by researchers  at Penn State University (PSU) have shown  that  the specialized  nerve  cells  called neurons  have  the  ability  to reprogram themselves after injury.

According  to researchers, these results could help ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fruit-fly-neuron-can-rebuild-itself-following-injury-240855/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Fruit fly neuron can rebuild itself following injury</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Irish river with sensors can detect spikes in pollution in real time</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Reports indicate that nature has gone wireless in Ireland, where scientists have outfitted a major river with sensors that detect spikes in pollution in real time.

According to a report in National Geographic News, sensors recently placed at various points in the River Lee, near the city of Cork, send information on pollution levels .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/irish-river-with-sensors-can-detect-spikes-in-pollution-in-real-time-240831/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Irish river with sensors can detect spikes in pollution in real time</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vine seeds that disperse like &#8216;giant gliders&#8217; inspiring aircraft design</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Remarkable footage of falling Alsomitra vine seeds, which use paper-thin wings to disperse like giant gliders, is inspiring researchers for designing aircraft.

The Alsomitra vine is a type of climbing gourd, and is also known as the Javan cucumber. It grows in the forests of Java, Indonesia.
Its seeds, which are produced by a football-sized .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vine-seeds-that-disperse-like-giant-gliders-inspiring-aircraft-design-240825/">Vine seeds that disperse like &#8216;giant gliders&#8217; inspiring aircraft design</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Earth 30-50 percent more sensitive to CO2 than previously estimated</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A new study has estimated that the Earth&#8217;s temperature may be 30-50 percent more sensitive to atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) than has previously been estimated.

According to the results of the study, components of the Earth&#8217;s climate system that vary over long timescales - such as land-ice and vegetation - have an important effect ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/earth-30-50-percent-more-sensitive-to-co2-than-previously-estimated-240812/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Earth 30-50 percent more sensitive to CO2 than previously estimated</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clue to foetal blood vessel failure found</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Making a big breakthrough, researchers have uncovered why a foetal blood vessel can fail to close shortly after birth, causing serious health problems.

A German team showed that if the ductus arteriosus fails to close babies develop high blood pressure in the lungs and heart failure.
Researchers at Munich&#8217;s Technischen University found that platelets, cells .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clue-to-foetal-blood-vessel-failure-found-240808/">Source article &nbsp;: Clue to foetal blood vessel failure found</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists discover tsunami on the Sun</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY - In what is a surprising discovery, scientists have found tsunami-style towering waves that race across the face of the Sun.

According to a report in ABC News, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory provided a tantalizing glimpse of a solar wave about 12 years ago, but it took the three-dimensional view from NASA&#8217;s STEREO solar ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-discover-tsunami-on-the-sun-240781/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Scientists discover tsunami on the Sun</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Copenhagen summit holds key to save humanity from global warming</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/copenhagen-summit-holds-key-to-save-humanity-from-global-warming-240779/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - People the world over are hoping that the Copenhagen summit, which is starting today, will go a long way in saving humanity from the threat of global warming.

According to an editorial in The Guardian, humanity faces a profound emergency in the form of climate change and unless decisive action is taken, global warming ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/copenhagen-summit-holds-key-to-save-humanity-from-global-warming-240779/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Copenhagen summit holds key to save humanity from global warming</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French immigrants introduced farming in Britain</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - The French  introduced  farming  in Britain almost 6000 years ago, according to a new  archaeological finding.

Also,  it has been suggested that Brits would have stayed  on  as hunter-gatherers if it were not for innovations introduced by the Gallic newcomers.
Mark Collard and his team from Simon Fraser ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-immigrants-introduced-farming-in-britain-240564/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : French immigrants introduced farming in Britain</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Grid computing tunes tiny transistors for future silicon chips</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/grid-computing-tunes-tiny-transistors-for-future-silicon-chips-240375/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Scientists are running simulations of transistors smaller than 30 nanometres on the UK e-science grid that links thousands of computers, which would help design components for the next generation of silicon chips.

According to BBC News, the results will help designers cope with the physical constraints that occur when working at such tiny scales.
Simulating ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/grid-computing-tunes-tiny-transistors-for-future-silicon-chips-240375/" title="Grid computing tunes tiny transistors for future silicon chips">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists report lower rate of quakes along some subduction zones</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-report-lower-rate-of-quakes-along-some-subduction-zones-240331/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - In a new study, scientists have cited a lower rate of earthquakes along some subduction zones.

The study, carried out by scientist Peter Bird and colleagues, tried to find out that as the relative speed of the plates around a fault increases, is there a corresponding increase in the number of earthquakes produced along ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-report-lower-rate-of-quakes-along-some-subduction-zones-240331/">Scientists report lower rate of quakes along some subduction zones</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaiian hot spot&#8217;s deep roots uncovered by scientists</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hawaiian-hot-spots-deep-roots-uncovered-by-scientists-240329/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A new study by an international research team has opened up a window into the earth to reveal Hawaii&#8217;s deep roots, by suggesting that the Hawaiian hot spot is the result of an upwelling high-temperature plume from the lower mantle.

The project, called the Plume-Lithosphere Undersea Melt Experiment (PLUME), deployed a large network of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hawaiian-hot-spots-deep-roots-uncovered-by-scientists-240329/">Read : Hawaiian hot spot&#8217;s deep roots uncovered by scientists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Muscle cell infusion may help treat gastric reflux, fecal incontinence</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/muscle-cell-infusion-may-help-treat-gastric-reflux-fecal-incontinence-240272/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A research team led by Indian-origin scientist has revealed that muscle cells grown in the lab have been found effective in restoring an intestine&#8217;s ability to squeeze shut properly.

The work conducted using animal models might ultimately help treat patients with conditions such as gastric reflux and fecal incontinence.
The technique can be used to ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/muscle-cell-infusion-may-help-treat-gastric-reflux-fecal-incontinence-240272/">Muscle cell infusion may help treat gastric reflux, fecal incontinence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German village settlement provides hints of mass cannibalism 7,000 years ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A new study has said that an ancient settlement site in a village in Germany is providing hints of mass cannibalism prevalent at the area 7,000 years ago.

According to a report in Discovery News, anthropologist Bruno Boulestin of the University of Bordeaux in France and his colleagues carried out the study.
The village, now ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/german-village-settlement-provides-hints-of-mass-cannibalism-7000-years-ago-240264/" title="German village settlement provides hints of mass cannibalism 7,000 years ago">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Network of environmental sensors will help people avoid air pollution hot spots</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/network-of-environmental-sensors-will-help-people-avoid-air-pollution-hot-spots-240259/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - In a new research, computer scientists from University of California, San Diego, are creating a network of environmental sensors that will help people avoid air pollution hot spots by tracking their exact location.

The network is known as &#8220;CitiSense&#8221;, which is the vision of computer scientists from the UC San Diego Jacobs School of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/network-of-environmental-sensors-will-help-people-avoid-air-pollution-hot-spots-240259/">Read more : Network of environmental sensors will help people avoid air pollution hot spots</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rising CO2 levels could be making trees grow like crazy</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/rising-co2-levels-could-be-making-trees-grow-like-crazy-240252/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A new study has suggested that the rising level of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) may be fueling more than climate change, as it could also be making some trees grow like crazy.

The study, by scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Minnesota at Morris (UMM), took quaking aspen, one of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rising-co2-levels-could-be-making-trees-grow-like-crazy-240252/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Rising CO2 levels could be making trees grow like crazy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Big Bang Machine&#8221; back on the road to discover &#8220;God Particle&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), popularly known as the &#8220;Big Bang Machine&#8221;, has taken its first step toward finding the &#8220;God Particle&#8221;, as the first scientific results from the recently restarted particle accelerator have been announced.

The LHC, which is the world&#8217;s largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, lies in a tunnel 27 kilometres in ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/big-bang-machine-back-on-the-road-to-discover-god-particle-240246/">&#8220;Big Bang Machine&#8221; back on the road to discover &#8220;God Particle&#8221;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>How dietary restrictions are beneficial for healthy aging</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - In a study on fruit flies, researchers from Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing have tried to explore how reduction in specific nutrients or calorie intake could be beneficial for healthy ageing.

Previous evidence from different organisms (fruit flies and mice) have shown that dietary restriction increases longevity, but with a potential negative  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/how-dietary-restrictions-are-beneficial-for-healthy-aging-240244/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Angry women &#8216;look manly&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/angry-women-look-manly-240243/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - When women get angry they look masculine, claims a new study.
The study claimed that the association between anger and men and happiness and women is so strong that it can influence the decisions about the gender of another person when that person is viewed briefly

&#8220;Why is it that men can be bastards and .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/angry-women-look-manly-240243/">Angry women &#8216;look manly&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Stare at boobs for 10mins a day to live an additional 5yrs!</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/stare-at-boobs-for-10mins-a-day-to-live-an-additional-5yrs-240192/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
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KUALA LUMPUR - Stare at women&#8217;s breasts for 10 minutes a day and increase your life span by five years, that&#8217;s the conclusion of a new study.
According to a German research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, men who stare at women&#8217;s breasts for 10 minutes a day live five years longer.
The ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/stare-at-boobs-for-10mins-a-day-to-live-an-additional-5yrs-240192/">Stare at boobs for 10mins a day to live an additional 5yrs!</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 discoveries of 2009</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-10-discoveries-of-2009-239930/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - In a new article,  the  National Geographic  News has listed the top ten discoveries of  the  year 2009.

At  number  10  comes the discovery of  an  ultra-rare  megamouth shark, which at 13-feet long, was caught on March 30 by  mackerel fishers off .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-10-discoveries-of-2009-239930/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Top 10 discoveries of 2009</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Soon, climate change &#8216;early warning system&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/soon-climate-change-early-warning-system-239910/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - An international team of scientists has developed a new method of measuring the absorption of CO2 by the oceans, which could lead to a climate change &#8216;early warning system&#8217;.

The peer-reviewed study will greatly improve the understanding of the natural ocean &#8217;sinks&#8217; and enable more accurate predictions about how the global climate is changing.
The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/soon-climate-change-early-warning-system-239910/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Soon, climate change &#8216;early warning system&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Stable nerve connections preserve memories lifelong</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - The ability to learn new information and retain lifelong memories seems to lie in the minute junctions where nerve cells communicate, says a new study by NYU Langone Medicine Center researchers.

Study&#8217;s lead author Wen-Biao Gan, associate professor of physiology and neuroscience at NYU School of Medicine, and colleagues found that a delicate balancing .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/stable-nerve-connections-preserve-memories-lifelong-239906/">Original article &nbsp;: Stable nerve connections preserve memories lifelong</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New power plant can provide electricity with zero CO2 emissions</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-power-plant-can-provide-electricity-with-zero-co2-emissions-239890/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A new type of natural-gas electric power   plant  proposed  by  MIT  (Massachusetts   Institute   of Technology)  researchers  could  provide  electricity  with  zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to the atmosphere.

Postdoctoral  associate  Thomas  Adams and Paul  ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-power-plant-can-provide-electricity-with-zero-co2-emissions-239890/">New power plant can provide electricity with zero CO2 emissions</a>.]]></description>
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