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Abbie Smith is a graduate student studying the molecular and biochemical evolution of HIV within patients and within populations. She also studies epigenetic control of ERVs.

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Oklahoma senator concerned about dead babies in his Mountain Dew

Category: Douchebaggery!

Yeah, I am not joking... Oh, *shocker*, he played cards in high school biology, instead of, you know, *learning*. *blink*

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'Sense About Science' slaughters celebrity silliness

Category: General Science

Silly things celebrities say: Corrected

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24 hours of absurdity in virology

Category: General Science

Annoyingly absurd 'news' in virology

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Realistic depiction of the scientific process

Category: General Science

This is what you are getting into if you want to be a scientist-- its a tangled web of '?????', not a linear chain of '!!!!!'

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Blatantly inappropriate data analysis still counts as lying

Category: General Science

BlogBrother Ethan Siegel just caught (yet another) scientist manipulating data to generate the conclusion they want... not the conclusion the data actually supports.Exposing a Climate Science FraudYeah, thats how we roll on SciBlogs. But in my example, the scientists actively...

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OK Earthquake 2011

Category: General Science

Do NOT like.

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'Human animals'

Category: General Science

Animal liberation freaks let their freak-flag fly... in front of the SPLC.

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PERVs not a risk, manimals imminent

Category: ERVs

Pigs-- Providing bacon AND treatments for diabetes, Parkinsons, corneas, blood transfusions, and possibly much much more!

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PLoS supports scientists

Category: XMRV

I have to give a huge round of applause to PLoS, specifically, PLoS ONE, and their handling of the XMRV fiasco. Some of you might remember, early 2010 PLoS published the very first 'Umm... XMRV isnt there...' paper, Failure to...

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lol, WUT?

Category: General Science

HOW do you get from THAT publication to "Important health tip for the summer: Drink more wine!" I hate you science media. I hate you.

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