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		<title>New Inexpensive Microbubbles Method Improves Algae Biofuel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Among second-generation biofuels, scientists consider algae a promising source for producing biofuel. Therefore, it’s no surprise that many biofuel researchers are rigorously trying to find new methods to maximize algae’s potential. In fact, a group of scientists led by Professor Zimmerman at the University of Sheffield believe that they have discovered an innovative way of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genetically Modified Foods: Harmless?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of us who are concerned with the negative consequences of consuming genetically modified foods, new research may put our minds at ease. For three years, researchers from the GMSAFOOD consortium studied the effects of genetically modified maize (corn) on various piglets. Pigs and humans have similar gastrointestinal physiologies and anatomies, so any data [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenseedling.com/2012/02/02/genetically-modified-foods-harmless/</link>
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		<title>Caterpillars eat limes, die</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Florida has an invasive species problem. At the edge of the Caribbean, it attracts unwanted attention from organisms looking to spread out and settle down in a tropical paradise where agriculture is as important as tourism. There they feed on the crops and molest the visitors, threatening both the state’s ecosystems and economies. Recently, scientists [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenseedling.com/2012/02/01/caterpillars-eat-limes-die/</link>
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		<title>The Future of our Arctic Plants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By now, everyone has heard of global warming and the horrible effects it will continue to have upon life on Earth. Many studies that have shown the consequences of climate change on biodiversity. This study performed by scientists from Norway, Austria, and France, however, sheds new light on these consequences by taking into account genetic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenseedling.com/2012/01/31/the-future-of-our-arctic-plants/</link>
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		<title>Identification of New Gene Helps Reduce Price of Bio Fuels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year, biofuels consisted of only 2.7 % of the world’s transportation fuel. This astoundingly low percentage is due high costs of biofuels. Researchers at the Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California, Berkeley, have found a new way to decrease the costs. Their method involves reducing O-acetate in the cell walls of plants by blocking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenseedling.com/2011/11/29/identification-of-new-gene-helps-reduce-price-of-bio-fuels/</link>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From all of us at greenseedling.com &#8211; Happy Thanksgiving! Pass the yams, please! &#160; Image courtesy: buckshappening.com]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenseedling.com/2011/11/24/happy-thanksgiving-2/</link>
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		<title>Plant cells prepared for phosphorus shortages</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Phosphorus, essential to the health of plants, is unfortunately in short supply. Over the next twenty years our soils will experience the crunch of phosphorous depletion, a fate suffered by some already. As the amount of phosphorous in the soil decreases, the vitality of the plants growing there is threatened. There are, however, “fertilizers” tailored [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenseedling.com/2011/11/23/plant-cells-prepared-for-phosphorus-shortages/</link>
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		<title>Natural Seed Extract Fights Lung Cancer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Often times, the ability of plants are underestimated or unappreciated. For instance, it was not until recently that scientists discovered the benefits of milk thistle extracts. These extracts, taken from certain seeds of flowers, are primarily used to aid in the treatment of gallbladder and liver problems. However, an issue published by researchers in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenseedling.com/2011/11/22/natural-seed-extract-fights-lung-cancer/</link>
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		<title>Competitive Mating on a New Level</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New research seems to paint the picture of pollen grains having their own versions of brawls and fights over female preference. Pollen grains from genetically different trees within the same species seem to have the ability to interfere with each other’s reproductive goals in the race to find a mate. Though the process is not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenseedling.com/2011/11/21/competitive-mating-on-a-new-level/</link>
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		<title>Wood-based Fuel Proves to be a Tough Competitor For Corn-Ethanol</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study by the University of British Columbia predicts that wood will become a competitive commercial source for fuel by 2020. Although wood-based bio fuels are considered more sustainable than corn, they are not widely used due to high costs.  Ethanol produced from corn is more commonly used and can be found mixed in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenseedling.com/2011/11/18/wood-based-fuel-proves-to-be-a-tough-competitor-for-corn-ethanol/</link>
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