Monday Links

By mikethemadbiologist on February 8, 2010.

Who dat dem gonna beat the Saints? Oops, wrong marketing strategy. Geaux Saints! Links for you. Science:

Postdoctoral researchers at UMass unionize
First Federal Court Hearing on Whether Human Genes Should Be Patented
"Could You Patent the Sun?"*
Global Ocean Protection Measures Have Failed
Digital doomsday: the end of knowledge

Other:

How a poll is conducted
The Monster's Sweet Perfume
The Great Tim Tebow Fallacy
Government driver hits pedestrian, MPD gives victim a ticket
Something that really bugs me about the recent Star Trek movie
Defending Sarah Palin's hand
Why a flat tax is a bad idea
Tea Partiers Panic, Informed Tea Produced by 'Fereigners'

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You have a broken link for "First Federal Court Hearing on Whether Human Genes Should Be Patented". It should point to:

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