Mad rantings about politics, evolution, and microbiology. Comment policy: say what you want, but back it up with an email address. I don't like anonymous trolls.
Thank the Intelligent Designer it's Friday. Links for you. Science:
Reviewer Blues
Broad Director wins prestigious medical prize
Dengue virus returns to Florida after decades
Humans found to have sixth taste - fat
Body mass index (BMI) as a measure of obesity and health: a critical appraisal
Disease hunting with whole genome sequences: the good news, and the bad news
Other:
"Adam Smith was not a Laissez-Faire Ideologue"
DELIVERING THE GOODS
Guest Post: No One's Issuing Credit--Why Are Auerback and Parenteau?
How the War on Drugs gave birth to a permanent American undercaste
Why a Big Mac Costs Less Than a Salad
Missive from Ole Miss
What if senators represented people by income or race, not by state?
Mom, Apple Pie and Mortgages
Trained Seals
Banks are vampires
Annals of career "progressive" idiocy
Why health care reform is not a "huge progressive victory"
