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		<title>Cutting Back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I&#8217;ve been changing my eating habits lately, mostly in the hopes of getting a little healthier.  I think my strategy has been working&#8211; I&#8217;ve lost 10 lbs since Thanksgiving.  Moreover, I have more energy and feel better.  My secret?  Five little changes (motivated by many sources, but especially the works [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Science Writers 2009 Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently attended the Science Writers 2009 conference in Austin, Texas, hosted by the National Association of Science Writers (NASW) and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW).  Since some of you may not know me, here’s a little bit about where I’m coming from &#8212; although I am a PhD graduate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My first first-author paper!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to share that my first first-author paper is now online!  In the journal Stem Cells and Development, here&#8217;s my paper on &#8220;Roles of Integrins in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Growth on Matrigel and Vitronectin.&#8221;  
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		<title>Forum on Science Ethics and Policy getting a wider audience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t remember how much I&#8217;ve told people about this before, but since moving to Seattle I&#8217;ve been involved with a group called the Forum on Science Ethics and Policy. We&#8217;re a group of graduate students and post-docs at the University of Washington that is focused on making connections between scientists and the wider public [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/601</link>
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		<title>The Future of Scientific Publishing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just read a fascinating (if lengthy) essay on disruptive technology and the future of scientific publishing.  Well worth the read!
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		<link>http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/597</link>
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		<title>Pictures from Barcelona, Spain &#8212; at a Stem Cell Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently attended a stem cell conference in Barcelona, Spain.  Specifically, the conference was the 7th Annual meeting for the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR).  I honestly did not get to see a whole lot of the city, as the conference was pretty all-consuming.  But, I did try to take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Japan Honeymoon Summary Mega-Post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Andrew and Teisha&#8217;s Honeymoon in Japan, from May 19th, 2009 to June 3rd, 2009 was amazing, outrageous, breathtaking, amusing, romantic, and above all great fun.  Throughout the trip, we documented and photographed our journey to share with friends and family, as posts on Paradoxdruid&#8217;s Rants.  Now, we&#8217;ve compiled all the posts together, along [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/547</link>
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		<title>Day 16 of Japan: Returning to America</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s our last pictures of the trip&#8211;  we&#8217;re safe and sound at home now.  Travelogue complete!

It was with some sadness that we left our little cozy hotel room in the New Izu hotel, which was like a second home to us by now and where we knew our way around so well&#8230; and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/545</link>
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		<title>Day 15 of Japan:  Edo-Tokyo Museum and Souvenir Shopping</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our last full day in Tokyo was quite a trip&#8211;  we hit the biggest museum, and then wandered some familiar streets for souvenirs.  Descriptions to come, once we&#8217;re back in the states!  Commentary finished!

With our last day in Japan we figured we should learn a bit more history about the country we&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 14 of Japan: Tsukiji and Harajuku</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our second to last day in Japan was a lazy return to some of our favorite spots in Tokyo.  Write-up is now complete!

With our two days left in Tokyo and having seen pretty much all we wanted to see, we decided we had to go to the Tsukiji fish market at least one more [...]]]></description>
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