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By mikethemadbiologist on April 19, 2009.

Tomorrow's the Boston Marathon, so here are some links to exercise your brain. Science first:

Child Obesity Is Linked to Chemicals in Plastics

Social media threats hyped by science reporting, not science

Blood Falls - bacteria thrive for millions of years beneath a rusty Antarctic glacier

UC Riverside scientist names lichen for Obama

Found: a cause of Colony Collapse Disorder

Other:

(How) Canadian Banks Avoided Mortgage Meltdown

The teabaggers should give up the services their taxes pay for

Twitter + Stimulus = Conservative Stupidity

The peasant mentality lives on in America

Limbaugh's Dirty Little Secret of Radio "Success"

We Need More Stimulus, Not More Bailout

The Obvious Comparison

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