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Links 1/31/11

By mikethemadbiologist on January 31, 2011.

Links for you. Science:

First, Amoeba Farming. Next, THE WORLD.
N.R.A. Stymies Firearms Research, Scientists Say
Genetics will not be used to abort straights OR gays
How The National Science Foundation Drives US Innovation
Separating Fact & Fiction: News about the proposed National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Jumbo Shrimps: Why Mega-Mammals Still Looked Puny Next to the Biggest Dinosaurs

Other:

Anti-Missourian best-sellers
President Romney vs. President Obama: Had Mitt Romney won the 2008 election, what would be different today? (economically, nothing; we would probably have two more batshit lunatic Supreme Court Justices)
I am not in a "safety net" Rep Ryan I earned my benefits (not the most polished writing, but worth reading as it describes what 'cutting entitlements' often means)
Mike Elk: Dismissal Signals Change in Direction for HuffPost
In Defense of Hippie Cigarettes
The Chinese Discover Jews and Israel and Can't Seem To Get Enough

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