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There's a big parade today. But if you're not going, then here are some links for you. Science: Genome Assembly Information Herds on the Street: Why messaging traders are like scared fish Shark Cleaning Stations Identified Felisa Wolfe-Simon (of arsenic infamy) is no more convincing in person…
It feels like spring. It is spring! Let's celebrate with some links. Science: Great editorial response to the Jumbotron ad (responding to anti-vaxxers) Climate Policy Failure, and Laying Blame Is Reasoning Built for Winning Arguments, Rather Than Finding Truth? The @nytimes missed a great chance…
I've been strangely fascinated by the "arsenic-eating" and maybe "arsenic-utilizing' bacteria report from NASA researchers and the so-called "backlash" ("arsenic-gate") in the blogosphere. Many others have posted on this topic. What I've found most interesting is that there seem to be several…
In the wake of the NASA excitement over the new arsenic study, and my promise to give a detailed review of the paper itself, I have recruited a colleague with strong opinons about the work, a solid chemistry and microbiology background, and "Dr." in front of his name to share his analysis. I will…

Mike, how is it you manage to choose articles that do such a good job of making me hate the species I'm a part of?

By Katharine (not verified) on 19 Dec 2010 #permalink

The next phase is brown, then red, then you die (or not, about 50-50). Well, not really, but I had that cold and it is a gooey one for sure.