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		<title>The secret is manganese</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 15:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m intrigued by extremophiles - bacteria that push the limits of the survivable &#8211; and a recent research article in PLOS Biology turned up something unexpected behind the mechanism of the radiation resistance (2000x the lethal dose for humans) of Deinococcus radiodurans. Initial work assumed that it had exceptional DNA repair mechanisms, which allowed it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adrift amongst the mangroves</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in 2001, on my first trip to New Zealand, I had a chance to go kayaking amongst the mangroves in the Bay of Islands. Recently, I found my notes on mangroves, particularly upon how they handle salt water &#8211; I&#8217;m always intrigued by life pushing the margins. The New Zealand mangroves, according to my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plants in motion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2005 03:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Science, May 27, 2005, an intriguing article on &#8220;Physical Limits and Design Principles for Plant and Fungal Movements&#8221; (Jan M. Skotheim, L. Mahadevan). Most plants move slowly; some move swiftly &#8211; Hura crepitans shoots out seeds at up to 70 m/s, Venus flytrap catches insects in ca 0.2 s, and the fungus Dactylara brochopaga [...]]]></description>
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