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	 		<title>Seed collecting on Mount Kilimanjaro</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:58:17 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/seed-collecting-on-mount-kilimanjaro.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Kew Gardens botanist  Emma Williams recounts her experiences on a recent seed collecting expedition to Mount  Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.<br/>
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	 		<title>Tracking black rhinos in Zambia</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/paul-smith-in-zambia.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Critically endangered black rhino have recently been reintroduced to the North Luangwa National Park in Zambia. Paul Smith, an expert in the vegetation of the area, is helping to identify the plant species that Rhinos rely on for their survival.<br/>
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	 		<title>Ants, constipation, murder and the seeds of Ricinus communis</title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:43:46 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/Notes-on-the-illustrious-castor-bean.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Revolving around a humble seed, this month's blog covers nearly everything from seed morphology and digestive problems to the beautiful smell of racing car engines and James Bond-style murder. Discover the useful, funny and lethal sides of one of the most notorious seeds on Earth!<br/>
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	 		<title>Observations on a strange vegetable - the snake gourd</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/the-weird-and-wonderful-snake-gourd.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[He may be a Seed Morphologist but Wolfgang Stuppy of Kew's Millennium Seed Bank discovers there is more to the snake gourd than just some strange fruit and eccentric seeds.<br/>
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			<item><guid>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/the-christmassy-killer-raspberry.htm</guid>
	 		<title>The &#39;Christmassy&#39; killer raspberry</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/the-christmassy-killer-raspberry.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[The Millennium Seed Bank's seed morphologist, Wolfgang Stuppy, is back with his final blog of the year. To wish you all a very 'Merry Christmas', he is sharing some festive images of a flesh-eating killer raspberry! Do you dare read on ...<br/>
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	 		<title>The taste of the Amazon</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:44:15 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/the-taste-of-the-amazon.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[This month Kew's Seed Morphologist, Wolfgang Stuppy, brings us a post about his recent adventures in the Amazon. Now safely back in the Millennium Seed Bank, he can share with us news of Cupua&ccedil;u; the taste of the Amazon!<br/>
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			<item><guid>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/why-we-collect-seeds.htm</guid>
	 		<title>Saving seeds - in four million years we&#39;ll laugh about it!</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/why-we-collect-seeds.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Here comes a slightly different 'Seed of the Month' blog by the Millennium Seed Bank's Seed Morphologist, Wolfgang Stuppy, in which he explains why saving seeds is more than just a good idea!<br/>
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	 		<title>Ever had an ice cream bean for dessert?</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/scrumptious-ice-cream-bean.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[This month the Millennium Seed Bank's Seed Morphologist, Wolfgang Stuppy, has us salivating over the remarkable fruits of the ice cream bean (<em>Inga edulis</em>).<br/>
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	 		<title>Love nuts? Love seeds! But which one is the tastiest of all?</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:40:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/going-nuts-about-nuts.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[After previously exploring colourful, enigmatic, poisonous and sadistic seeds, in his new blog, Wolfgang goes nuts about nuts.<br/>
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	 		<title>Pretty little liars</title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:45:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/abrus-precatorius-pretty-little-liars.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[In his&nbsp;fourth 'Seed of the Month' series, Wolfgang Stuppy exposes some fraudsters of the plant kingdom&nbsp;including&nbsp;the pretty but&nbsp;poisonous seeds of <em>Abrus precatorius.</em><br/>
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	 		<title>The sadistic dispersal strategy of the puncture vine</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/sadistic-puncture-vine.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[In his third 'Seed of the Month' blog series, Wolfgang Stuppy warns us of the 'dangerous' seeds of <em>Tribulus terrestris</em>.<br/>
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	 		<title>Behind-the-scenes of the Jodrell</title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:58:44 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/volunteer-visit-to-the-jodrell.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Millennium Seed Bank volunteer Jean Helliwell recounts her recent opportunity to visit the Jodrell Laboratory at Kew.<br/>
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	 		<title>Seeds from a lost world - the Texas mountain laurel (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum)</title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:08:20 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/texas-mountain-laurel.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[In the second of his &lsquo;Seed of the Month&rsquo; series, Wolfgang examines the mystery of why this dull-looking, nut-like fruit contains flashy red seeds.<br/>
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	 		<title>Swapping seeds in the name of food diversity</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/swapping-seeds.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Join Vanessa Sutcliffe, Millennium Seed Bank Training Specialist, as she gets ready to organise the next Great Seed Swap taking place at Wakehurst on Saturday 20 October 2012.<br/>
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	 		<title>The cool blue seeds of the Malagasy traveller’s tree</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/blue-seeds-of-madagascar.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Truly blue seeds are about as rare as hens&rsquo; teeth.&nbsp; In the first of his &lsquo;Seed of the Month&rsquo; series, Millennium Seed Bank seed morphologist, <a title="Wolfgang Stuppy" href="/science-research-data/directory/people/Stuppy_Wolfgang.htm">Wolfgang Stuppy</a>, explains why.<br/>
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	 		<title>Collections from the Caribbean&lt;br /&gt;</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:20:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/collecting-in-dominican-republic.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Follow a Millennium Seed Bank collector on an expedition to the Dominican Republic to save threatened and useful plants.<br/>
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	 		<title>Saving the seeds of love</title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:41:25 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kew-blogs/millennium-seed-bank/seeds-of-love.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Come with&nbsp;me to the&nbsp;underground storage vault at Kew's Millennium Seed Bank to discover more about the heart marked seeds of 'love-in-a-puff' (<em>Cardiospermum halicacabum</em>).<br/>
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