Links 4/17/11

By mikethemadbiologist on April 17, 2011.

Links for you. Science:

Study: Fracking for natural gas more hazardous than burning coal
Watch Out For That Thagomizer!
How new DNA sequencing technologies are unravelling rare genetic diseases
Breakthrough Tools for Understanding the Microbiology of the Mouth

Other:

Our Polarized and Money-Driven Congress: Created Over 25 Years By Republicans (and Quickly Imitated by Democrats)
Why Not A Public Option for Medicare?
Is Higher Education the Next Bubble to Burst?
Teaching, the most important profession
Thoughts on Economics Education in America
CONTRACEPTIVE USE IS THE NORM AMONG RELIGIOUS WOMEN (duh)
Hedge Fund Gamblers Earn the Same In One Hour As a Middle-Class Household Makes In Over 47 Years

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