Merry Thursday! Here are some links for you. Science:
Bad Economy Causes Bronx Zoo to Evict Animals
Everything you wanted to know about dying in Massachusetts
Swine Flu Genes From Pigs Only, Not Humans or Birds
Retrocyclins: a defence against HIV, reawakened after 7 million years
Other:
Late Night: Only Socialism Can Save Conservatives Now
Global pandemics make stupid people even stupider
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