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It also applies to magnolia bark&#8217;s effects on human breath. Scientists in Illinois are reporting that breath mints made with magnolia bark extract kill most oral bacteria that cause bad breath and tooth decay within 30 minutes. The extract could be a boon for oral health when added to chewing gum and mints.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>131</score><crdate>11/21/2007 7:09:07 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-11-21T07:09:07+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>2008</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/2008/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Tree of knowledge officially declared dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[mephitic dipsomania blamed for execrable deracination of erudition<br/><br/>declared &quot;deontologically deleterious&quot;]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>33</score><crdate>10/3/2006 9:14:02 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2006-10-03T21:14:02+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>127190</id><url>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/127190/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Synthetic tree captures carbon 1,000 faster than real trees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have designed a synthetic tree that traps carbon dioxide from the air in an attempt to combat growing emissions.]]></description><comments>4</comments><score>362</score><crdate>7/9/2009 5:01:58 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2009-07-09T17:01:58+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>649</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/649/1/</url><title><![CDATA[The first tree genome is published. No, not on paper.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wood from a common tree may one day factor prominently in meeting transportation fuel needs, according to scientists whose research on the fast-growing poplar tree is featured on the cover of tomorrow's edition of the journal Science.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>10</score><crdate>9/21/2006 12:16:22 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2006-09-21T00:16:22+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>13496</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/13496/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Anne Frank's tree to be cut down]]></title><description><![CDATA[The old chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank while she was in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands is to be cut down.<br/><a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank_Tree" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">more from wiki on the tree</a>]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>38</score><crdate>3/18/2007 1:27:15 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-03-18T01:27:15+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>75783</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/75783/1/</url><title><![CDATA[World's first synthetic tree is no giant redwood, but may lead to technologies for heat transfer, soil remediation]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Abraham Stroock's lab at Cornell, the world's first synthetic tree sits in a palm-sized piece of clear, flexible hydrogel -- the type found in soft contact lenses.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>255</score><crdate>9/11/2008 10:06:21 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-09-11T10:06:21+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>14409</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/14409/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Pooktre Tree Shapers]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1986 Peter had the idea of growing a chair. Nine years later Peter &amp; Becky became partners. Pooktre was born. Together they have mastered the art they call Pooktre, which is the shaping of trees as they grow in predetermined designs.]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>41</score><crdate>3/28/2007 7:10:48 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-03-28T19:10:48+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>47516</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/47516/1/</url><title><![CDATA[ Self destructing palm tree found in Madagascar]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new species of palm tree which flowers spectacularly once in its long life and then dies has been discovered in Madagascar.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>440</score><crdate>1/17/2008 12:39:57 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-01-17T00:39:57+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>87192</id><url>http://www.plime.com/weird/l/87192/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Mean Cop Won't Let Owner Rescue Cat In His Tree]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Phoenix cat named Brutis got himself into some major trouble when he ran up the wrong tree. 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Many believe it is &quot;supernatural ice&quot;. Yuh-huh.]]></description><comments>9</comments><score>241</score><crdate>9/23/2007 12:20:52 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-09-23T12:20:52+01:00</atomdate></link></items></xml>