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By mikethemadbiologist on May 7, 2011.

Links for you. Science:

How deep is deep enough in RNA-Seq?
Ph.D. survival: is a jack of all trades a master of none?
Evidence, herd immunity, and 'total assholes'
Happy Robigalia! Applying genomic tools to thwart an ancient pest

Other:

Fears and Failure
Heroic Registers of Deeds Battling Mortgage Fraud
10 Bits of Norse Myth You Probably Won't See in Thor
Black Privilege
The balsa wood glider equivalent of private health insurance
Fukushima: the disaster that wasn't
Two months on
Is birtherism driven by race?

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