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		<title>Native language shapes the melody of a newborn baby&#8217;s cry</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdshit.com/2009/11/12/native-language-shapes-the-melody-of-a-newborn-babys-cry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billycuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Telling the difference between a German and French speaker isn&#8217;t difficult. But you may be more surprised to know that you could have a good stab at distinguishing between German and French babies based on their cries. The bawls of &#8230; <a href="http://www.nerdshit.com/2009/11/12/native-language-shapes-the-melody-of-a-newborn-babys-cry/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Grow your own body parts&#8217; could herald in the age of the active centenarian</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billycuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[British scientists are working on a system which should allow the elderly to buy body parts &#8220;off the shelf&#8221; and even regenerate their own damaged joints and hearts. As well as new harder wearing artificial hip and knee joints, their &#8230; <a href="http://www.nerdshit.com/2009/10/20/grow-your-own-body-parts-could-herald-in-the-age-of-the-active-centenarian/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bone find suggests humans on Treasure Coast 13,000 years ago</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdshit.com/2009/06/08/bone-find-suggests-humans-on-treasure-coast-13000-years-ago/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billycuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VERO BEACH &#8211; Treasure Coast amateur fossil collector James Kennedy appears to have made an unprecedented archaeological discovery that might help confirm a human presence here up to 13,000 years ago. A 15-inch-long prehistoric bone fragment found near Vero Beach &#8230; <a href="http://www.nerdshit.com/2009/06/08/bone-find-suggests-humans-on-treasure-coast-13000-years-ago/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Scorpion venom with nanoparticles slows spread of brain cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdshit.com/2009/04/17/scorpion-venom-with-nanoparticles-slows-spread-of-brain-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billycuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By combining nanoparticles with a scorpion venom compound already being investigated for treating brain cancer, University of Washington researchers found they could cut the spread of cancerous cells by 98 percent, compared to 45 percent for the scorpion venom alone.&#160; &#8230; <a href="http://www.nerdshit.com/2009/04/17/scorpion-venom-with-nanoparticles-slows-spread-of-brain-cancer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Study Shows How We Evolved Different Personalities</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/11/13/2609/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billycuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although members of the same species share more than 99 percent of their genetic makeup, individuals often have small differences, such as in their appearance, susceptibility to disease, and life expectancy. Another difference, one that has gone overlooked from the &#8230; <a href="http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/11/13/2609/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Zebrafish Regenerative Ability May Help Humans</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/03/17/zebrafish-regenerative-ability-may-help-humans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billycuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Biologists have discovered a molecular circuit breaker that controls a zebrafish&#8217;s remarkable ability to regrow missing fins, according to a new study from Duke University Medical Center. Tiny wonders of the aquarium world, zebrafish can regenerate organs and tissues, including &#8230; <a href="http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/03/17/zebrafish-regenerative-ability-may-help-humans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Next plague likeliest to emerge from poor tropical countries</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/21/next-plague-likeliest-to-emerge-from-poor-tropical-countries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/21/next-plague-likeliest-to-emerge-from-poor-tropical-countries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billycuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scores of infectious diseases have emerged to threaten humans in the past decades as viruses leap the species barrier from wild animals and bacteria mutate into antibiotic-resistant strains, scientists reported on Wednesday. Presenting the first-ever map of &#8220;hotspots&#8221; of new &#8230; <a href="http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/21/next-plague-likeliest-to-emerge-from-poor-tropical-countries/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Bone Created In Minimally Invasive Procedure</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/19/new-bone-created-in-minimally-invasive-procedure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/19/new-bone-created-in-minimally-invasive-procedure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billycuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new technique that combines bone marrow removal and injection of a hormone helps promote rapid formation of new bone at targeted locations in the body, it was reported by Yale School of Medicine recently in Tissue Engineering. &#8220;This could &#8230; <a href="http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/19/new-bone-created-in-minimally-invasive-procedure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pet dog to be cloned by Korean biotech</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/19/pet-dog-to-be-cloned-by-korean-biotech/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/19/pet-dog-to-be-cloned-by-korean-biotech/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billycuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A South Korean biotech company has announced it will, for the first time ever, commercially clone a pet dog, according to reports coming out of the country. RNL Bio said last week that it received an order from Californian Bernann &#8230; <a href="http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/19/pet-dog-to-be-cloned-by-korean-biotech/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dean Kamen&#8217;s &#8216;Luke Arm&#8217; Prosthesis Readies for Clinical Trials</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/18/dean-kamens-luke-arm-prosthesis-readies-for-clinical-trials-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billycuts</dc:creator>
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		<title>Geneticist sentenced in art case</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/14/geneticist-sentenced-in-art-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billycuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A geneticist was sentenced to one year of unsupervised release (no jail time) and a $500 fine for supplying bacteria to an artist, according to the Buffalo News, bringing to an end a well-publicized case that began more than three &#8230; <a href="http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/14/geneticist-sentenced-in-art-case/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists breed world’s first mentally ill mouse</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/14/scientists-breed-world%e2%80%99s-first-mentally-ill-mouse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billycuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have created the world’s first schizophrenic mice in an attempt to gain a better understanding of the illness. It is believed to be the first time an animal has been genetically engineered to have a mental illness. Until now &#8230; <a href="http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/14/scientists-breed-world%e2%80%99s-first-mentally-ill-mouse/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blind taught to ‘see’ like a bat</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/11/blind-taught-to-%e2%80%98see%e2%80%99-like-a-bat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billycuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blind British children are to be taught a pioneering bat-style echolocation technique to visualise their surroundings. The children are learning how to build up detailed images of the world around them by clicking their tongue and interpreting the sound as &#8230; <a href="http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/11/blind-taught-to-%e2%80%98see%e2%80%99-like-a-bat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>With Mini in vivo Robots, Anyone Can do Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/10/with-mini-in-vivo-robots-anyone-can-do-surgery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billycuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By attaching a millimeter-sized camera robot to a tether, scientists have designed a way to allow individuals with non-medical backgrounds to perform minimally invasive surgery in almost any location. Unlike room-size and expensive surgical robots, mini in vivo robots are &#8230; <a href="http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/10/with-mini-in-vivo-robots-anyone-can-do-surgery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Our diets made us different from apes</title>
		<link>http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/03/our-diets-made-us-different-from-apes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billycuts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Humans and Apes may share common ancestors and have 99 per cent of identical genes, but our diet has made us what we are today. Dietary patterns of human beings have played a key role in their evolution, researchers at &#8230; <a href="http://www.nerdshit.com/2008/02/03/our-diets-made-us-different-from-apes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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