It's a rather sunny Sunday here, which inspired some links. Science
The Winkler County Nurse Trial, An Alleged Massive Conflict of Interest, and Morgellons
If you're going to do good science, release the computer code too: Programs do more and more scientific work - but you need to be able to check them as well as the original data, as the recent row over climate change documentation shows
How many Americans are immune to H1N1?
A radical source of antibiotic resistance...
Other:
To Fix America
This Is What Obstructionism + Nihilism + the Wurlitzer Looks Like
The Coming Showdown with the Unions
How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America
Obama vs. Obama
Critical Mass: Dem Agenda Opens Right-Wing Doors
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Thanks for the link-up Mike, and for the other interesting Sunday reads ;-)