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Category: Politics
Who cried watching the Obamamercial? Because the status quo is not quo:...
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I'm a graduate student studying the molecular and biochemical evolution of HIV within patients and within populations. I also study epigenetic control of ERVs.
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- Ongoing witch-hunt against Oklahoma scientists
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- Why Oklahoma?
- Ben Stein literally cant get *anything* right.
- Vote for Biofortified!
- XMRV and chronic fatigue syndrome and prostate cancer: *blink*
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- XMRV and chronic fatigue syndrome: LETS DO THE TIME WARP AGAAAAAAAAAIN!
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October 29, 2008
Return of the PERVS: Abandoned pigs and diabeetus
Category: ERVs
Back in 2006, I wrote a short note on the use of pigs for organ transplants. Why the hell was I interested in pig organs? Well, pigs can be genetically engineered to be almost perfect organ donors for humans that...
Posted by ERV at 9:00 AM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 27, 2008
A movie review.
Category: Creationism
So I saw EXPELLED this weekend. My review is two words: Thats it? Thats it? Thats what caused a humagiganitisoid blagosphere hubub? OMG it was so boring! I got bored 15 minutes in, started cleaning the apartment while watching. Made...
Posted by ERV at 11:00 AM • 17 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 22, 2008
ERV + Cancer = Virus???
Category: ERVs
Whoa! I dont know how much stock to put into this particular paper, but some (potentially) incredible data just came out in Journal of Virology: Human endogenous retrovirus K (HML-2) elements in the plasma of people with lymphoma and breast...
Posted by ERV at 4:30 PM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 21, 2008
I swear to god, if I hear the term 'junk DNA' one more time...
Category: ERVs
WARNING: This post is just a rant against a review article Im too impatient to deal with today. Its really just a rant. heh. Hey, you know whats even better than having 'science reporters' use the term 'junk DNA' in...
Posted by ERV at 12:30 PM • 18 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 20, 2008
EXPELLED: The punchlines wont stop coming
Category: Humor
YAAAAAY!!! The EXPELLED DVD is coming out soon!! EXPELLED! Starring, BEN STEIN! Featuring, BEN STEIN! "FOUR STARS! I Love This Film!"-- BEN STEIN! heeeeeeeehehehehe! BEN STEIN!!!! **JAZZHANDS** Well, I encourage you all to go to EXPELLEDs website to vote in...
Posted by ERV at 7:46 PM • 45 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 17, 2008
Time Machine: GMOs, HIV, and fear mongering in 1994
Category: Virology
I love the intrawebz! I was bopping around on Google last night, looking for neat info about Cauliflower Mosaic Virus (post on that later!), and I stumbled upon a really awesome article from 1994: The use of Cauliflower Mosaic Virus...
Posted by ERV at 11:45 AM • 21 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 16, 2008
Wednesdays Knock-Down-Drag-Out Brawl
Category: Humor
Wednesday nights battle was epic. I cant believe its over. Congratulations Leanne Marshall!!! Oh. And that other brawl-- that was pretty fun too! "Womens health. PFF!"...
Posted by ERV at 9:20 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 14, 2008
Wanna grow corn on Mars?
Category: Virology
Ur gonna need viruses to do it.
Posted by ERV at 12:20 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Mean Girls Club: Rachel Maddow
Category: Politics
Uh oh. I must be leaking 'Mean Girl' toxins into our water supply, or something, cause now Rachael Maddow is infected. Civil discourse! Wont anyone rise to the challenge of civil discourse?? Sure, McCains camp is encouraging people at their...
Posted by ERV at 8:25 AM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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