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By mikethemadbiologist on January 22, 2011.

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

Conspiracies Don't Kill Birds. People, However, Do.
A 34,000 year old bacteria has come back from the dead and is breeding
Octopus tool use
Woman science bloggers discuss pros and cons of online exposure
Global vaccine efforts offer hope to millions (Stopped clock, twice a day, and all that)

Other:

5 Things I Love About the New BPL Online Catalog
What Makes Abortion Dangerous.
Congress Passes Socialized Medicine and Mandates Health Insurance -In 1798
The Civility Diversion
A requiem for Israel's Labor Party
Maybe Jared Loughner Was a Bigot, After All
President Obama moves to the right on regulation; appeasing business has real life costs

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