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<title><![CDATA[Evo in the news: Superbug, super-fast evolution]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/news/080401_mrsa]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Methicillin-resistant staph infections now contribute to more US deaths than does HIV. This news brief explains the quirks of bacterial evolution that make them such a threat.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue,  6 May 2008 14:08:36 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Evo in the news: The new shrew that's not]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[This news brief describes scientists' discovery of a new mammal species, a giant elephant shrew. Though elephant shrews resemble regular shrews, recent genetic evidence suggests that elephant shrews actually sprang from a much older (and perhaps more charismatic) branch of the tree of life - the one belonging to elephants and their relatives.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri,  7 Mar 2008 16:40:53 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Evo in the news: Evolution in the fast lane?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/news/080101_recenthumanevo]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Have humans, with all of our technological advances, exempted ourselves from further evolution? Perhaps not. This news brief examines genetic research which suggests that human evolution may haved actually accelerated in our recent history.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri,  7 Mar 2008 16:39:38 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Evo in the news: Evolution from a virus's view]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/news/071201_adenovirus]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[This news brief describes a new virulent strain of the common cold and examines how and why virulence evolves.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:39:30 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Evo in the news: Genealogy enthusiasts mine DNA for clues to evolutionary history]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/news/071101_genealogy]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[This news brief turns an evolutionary lens on businesses that use DNA for genealogy research and, in the process, illuminates what their genetic tests really track.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:55:12 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Evo in the news: Another perspective on cancer]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/news/071001_cancer]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[This news brief describes the evolutionary underpinnings of cancer. Recognizing cancer as a form of cellular evolution helps explain why a cure remains elusive and points the way toward new treatments.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:57:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How to survive a mass extinction: The work of David Jablonski]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/jablonski_01]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Through detailed analysis of patterns in the fossil record, scientist David Jablonski reconstructs the rules that helped dictate who lived and died in past mass extinctions. This research profile describes his surprising discoveries and their disturbing implications for the biodiversity crisis today.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:56:49 -0700</pubDate>
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