Saturday Links

By mikethemadbiologist on January 23, 2010.

Happy Saturday. Science links:

Gene and protein annotation: it's worse than you thought
The Platypus Is Cute but Far From Harmless
Slime Mold Beats Humans at Perfecting Traffic Networks
Most Britons descended from male farmers who left Iraq and Syria 10,000 years ago (and were seduced by the local hunter-gatherer women)
Scientists Find a Shared Gene in Dogs With Compulsive Behavior

Other:

Massachusetts revolts against the little kings and queens
Security theater jumps yet another shark
Will the Base Abandon Hope?
Sigh
Are You into the Easy Way out?

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