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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi all,
This is a quick reminder for anyone still subscribing to the old feed to update your feed-readers. I&#8217;ve now moved to ScienceBlogs and I&#8217;d hate to lose any readers along the way. I&#8217;m sticking to the original mission statement and if anything, I&#8217;m writing even more than before.
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		<title>This blog has moved!</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Not Exactly Rocket Science has transformed and rolled out! I&#8217;m now live at ScienceBlogs and hopefully all of you will join me on the new site.
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		<title>“Begin PHASE TWO!” – I’m moving to ScienceBlogs…</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[So, I have some really exciting news &#8211; this blog is evolving. After 18 excellent months at WordPress, I am packing up and moving over to ScienceBlogs, a collection of some of the best, er&#8230; science blogs on the Interweb.

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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The spinal column that runs down your back is an identity badge that signifies your membership among the vertebrates &#8211; animals with backbones. Vertebrates have arguably the most complex bodies and genomes of any animal group and certainly, our lineage has come a long way from its last common ancestor.
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		<title>Testing, not studying, makes for strong long-term memories</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a familiar scene &#8211; the wee hours of the morning are ticking away and your head is bent over a stack of notes, desperately trying to cram as much knowledge into your head before the test in the morning.
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		<title>Earliest bat shows flight developed before echolocation</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Their heads and bodies of bats have amassed an extraordinary array of adaptations that have make them lords of the night sky. Today, the thousand-plus types of bats make up a fifth of living mammal species. Richard Dawkins once described the evolution of bats as &#8220;one of the most enthralling stories in all natural history&#8221; [...]<br/>
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		<title>Third cousin couples have the most children and grandchildren</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Marriage between closely related cousins is a heavy taboo in many cultures and its critics often cite the higher risk of genetic diseases associated with inbreeding. That risk is certainly apparent for very close relatives, but a new study from Iceland shows that very distant relatives don&#8217;t have it easy either. In the long run, [...]<br/>
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		<title>Ed vs. Gravity</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[For the next week, you&#8217;ll hear tumbleweeds blowing through this blog as I will be on holiday. I&#8217;m going to Whistler, Vancouver, where I will be sticking two flimsy strips of wood to my feet and throwing myself down a mountain at high speed. I see it as a challenge to both cold and gravity.
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		<title>New languages evolve in rapid bursts</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ed Yong</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The birth of new languages is accompanied by a burst of rapid evolution consisting of large changes in vocabulary that are followed by long periods of relatively slower change.
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