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By mikethemadbiologist on January 3, 2011.

Back to work. Got some links though. Science:

Ancient England: Before Homo Sapiens
How to afford a big sloppy genome
Former NIH Director Spins Through Revolving Door, Ends Up at Sanofi-Aventis

Other:

From the Pentagon to the private sector: In large numbers, and with few rules, retiring generals are taking lucrative defense-firm jobs (I covered this a while ago, here)
Time To Put Defense Cuts On The Table
Ready or not, here comes the Civil War. Again.
Also, Too (about obnoxious cyclists)
Academic Economists to Consider Ethics Code
Floyd Norris Repeats "Big Banks Are Necessary/Desirable" Canard

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