I'm taking a break from hate-mongering to give you some good links. Science:
Drug-resistant strain of E. coli emerges in U.S.: New strain may be on way to becoming 'untreatable,' researchers say
Update: The French case --not MRSA but so interesting
Effects of sleep loss linger longer than you think
Yellow lobster pulled from Narragansett Bay
Other:
Corporate Profits Are Up Because of the Unemployment Crisis
Civil rights groups top mounting wave of criticism for Obama's education "reforms"
The filibuster is giving enviros unwarranted self-esteem issues
Four More Years Of War -- Just For Starters
Our Military's Disturbing Transition to Warriors
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Consider this the post wherein I channel my Inner ERV. During the last week, I've come across a couple sensationalist article about E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus being found on common surfaces. Here's one article about shopping carts and E. coli:
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Happy New Year! Time for some links. Science:
First U.S. case of extremely drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis diagnosed
My Statistics Primer Revisited
Acacia plant controls ants with chemical
Aardvark cuteness
What does it mean that a nation is 'Unscientific'?
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In a recent study comparing workers at industrial livestock operations and those employed at antibiotic-free livestock operations, researchers found that industrial workers were much more likely to carry livestock-associated strains of drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, more commonly and scarily…