Some good genomics and AIG links. Science stuff first:
The combat veteran as sheepdog-turned-wolf: PTSD & medicalization
The Problem of the Problem of Motherhood in Science
Hey kids, want to sequence a bacterial genome?
The next level in genomics term papers
Other:
The virtues of public anger and the need for more
Systemic Rut In Thinking About The Financial Crisis
How much do the bonuses matter
The Two Documents Everyone Should Read to Better Understand the Crisis
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Update/clarification: I want to clarify something critical. This is not about picking on a researcher or a country. It very well could have happened in the U.S. or anywhere else. I, nor you the reader, have any idea about the internal constraints these groups experience, or what was communicated…
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