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By mikethemadbiologist on March 3, 2010.

Happy Wednesday. Links fahr ya. Science:

Thoughts on how to pick a graduate school
Answering "scientific" arguments of animal rights extremists
New players in sequencing debut at AGBT
Do Scientists Want to Bridge Science and Society?
The Genetics of Human Adaptation: Hard Sweeps, Soft Sweeps, and Polygenic Adaptation

Other:

New York Times Article on Myth of "Racial Bias and Abortion" Omits Critical Analyses
The war on health care access
Announcing The New Tea Party Mascot: Slow Moe, The Tired Randian Squirrel
Ask DrugMonkey: Will you comment for attribution?
Why Rahm's historical revisionism is dangerous for the Democratic party
Unemployment Compensation has Broad Based Benefits
Publishing: The Revolutionary Future
Deaths Rising for Lack of Insurance, Study Finds

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What was scientific about that bat and alcohol consumption study you posted?
What exactly was the purpose of doing that test? to see if they could drink you under the table?

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