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By mikethemadbiologist on January 7, 2010.

Merry Thursday! Links for you. Science:

Vaccines work
Crab that looks like a large strawberry
Using a Virus's Knack for Mutating to Wipe It Out
Helicocranchia pfefferi also known as ocean smiley pig

Other:

The Ruse of the Creative Class
All Together Now: Shut Up You Lefties!
Cut This Story!
How America Can Rise Again
It's Really Hard to Blog about Stuff You Actually Have Useful Knowledge of, I Discover

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