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By mikethemadbiologist on January 15, 2011.

It's cold. Very cold. Warm up with some links. Science:

The House Anti-Science Committee?
My, Oh My, Oh MiSeq!!
Genomes too cheap to meter (not sure I agree, but worth reading)

Other:

Where Is the Love
Quote of the Day: Jenny McCarthy Helps Kill Children
Gabrielle Giffords' Arizona shooting prompts resignations
I Hope Erick Erickson Lives A Long and Miserable Life Afflicted By At Least Six of the Ten Plaugues*
A gentler and more logical economics
Paid Sick Leave and Public Health
The Tea Party and the Tucson Tragedy: How anti-government, pro-gun, xenophobic populism made the Giffords shooting more likely.
Social Security Benefits are Modest
A test of our Constitution: Congress is back at work. But if we keep underfunding social studies, will students even understand what the Legislature does?

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