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By mikethemadbiologist on July 9, 2010.

I'm ready for Friday. Maybe I'll relaxed with a nice, cold...set of links! Science:

The short life expectancy of longevity genes (?)
Cups, Buckets, Pools, and Puddles: When the Flood of Papers Won't Abate, Which Do You Choose?
10 Crazy-Looking New Deep-Sea Creatures
Serious flaws revealed in "longevity genes" study

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Saving the system to what end?
Freelance Photographer: 'I Was Followed by BP Security and Then Detained by Police'
This is how a village dies
The terrible politics of deficit reduction: Obama is helping the GOP by rolling over on unemployment benefits and talking tough about spending

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Be safe and live long

Arboreality has allowed for the evolution of increased longevity in mammals:

Could individuals be converted from a sedentary lifestyle to the use of bicycles for transportation at a cost of less than 1740 USD/yr?

John Fleck found a great paper by Karl T. Ulrich on the ultimate energy costs of using bicycles versus cars.

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