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Links 11/7/10

By mikethemadbiologist on November 7, 2010.

ScienceBlogs was screwed up earlier, but we're back in business. Have some free links--they're on the house. Science:

Climate change legislation didn't hurt Democrats
Same poop, different gut: For physicians and researchers alike, fecal transplants present an opportunity to gain insight into disease
Beyond the Genome: Uncovering evolution's driving forces in the human genome
Getting a firm grasp on HIV control

Other:

All 95 Candidates Who Pledged Support For Net Neutrality Lost On Tuesday
Meet Congresswoman-Elect Sandy Adams: Conspiracy-Theorist, Religious Extremist (don't forget the creationism too!)
NOM, A Late-Stage Cancer in the American Body Politic
Advancing Oligarcy: a conversation with James Kwak
An Open Letter to the White Right, On the Occasion of Your Recent, Successful Temper Tantrum
The Primary Obama Movement Begins Today
Why Democrats Lost for Complete Idiots

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