Links for you. Science:
CVs vs. resumes: when it matters
Wrestling with Recurrent Infections: Clostridium difficile is evolving more robust toxicity, repeatedly attacking its victims, and driving the search for alternative therapies to fight the infection.
8 percent of women physical oceanographers in tenure track, down from 23 percent
New Economics and Academic Medicine
A Case of Stolen Professional Identity
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GRAPH: Income Inequality In U.S. Worse Than Ivory Coast, Pakistan, Ethiopia
Giving People Information Changes Behavior
War Dog
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Over the past few years, the incidence of Clostridium difficile infections has risen in the US, and 14,000 people have died from the persistent diarrhea this bacteria causes. Some patients who haven’t been cured by antibiotics have turned to “fecal transplants” – the introduction of a healthy…
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Thank the Intelligent Designer it's Friday; I've had a long week. Anyway, here are some weekend links for you. Science:
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