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By mikethemadbiologist on July 5, 2010.

Happy Fifth of July!... Erm, links? Science:

Whales and humans linked by 'helpful grandmothers'
Africa 'witnessing birth of a new ocean'
Lack of Power, Not Communication by Scientists, Is Not the Key Problem

Other:

Obama's Personality
Protestants Can't Trade
The Little, but Real, Effects of Unemployment
Honesty in the age of the paywall
Exposing quackery and abuse in the addictions treatment industry
For African-Americans, A Virtual Depression--Why?

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