Merry Friday! Some good links for you. Science goes first:
Fisk, Interrupted (the Forbes creationist edition)
Wasps use genes stolen from ancient viruses to make biological weapons
Routine whole-genome sequencing of babies by 2019?
Other:
The internet made me a potty mouth
How to Save the Suburbs: Solutions from the Man Who Saw the Whole Thing Coming
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