Saturday Links

By mikethemadbiologist on May 22, 2010.

Some reading to start your weekend. Science:

Friendly bacteria could evict MRSA in nasal turf wars
Evolution is false, the Bible tells me so
Who are the creationists? (by the numbers)
Novel human microbiome genomes unveiled
NIH Human Microbiome Project Researchers Publish First Genomic Collection of Human Microbes: Diversity of Human Microbes Greater Than Previously Predicted

Other:

What hath Reagan wrought? Part One
Fundamentalists have a smaller vocabulary
The trajectory of American Jews, lessons from history
Blumenthal Recap
What Dems Don't Want Mentioned In the Rand Paul/Civil Rights Debate
On Civil Rights Act, no cheers for Rand Paul
My tax dollars! Mine!
Blumenthal Recap

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