Links 6/20/11

By mikethemadbiologist on June 20, 2011.

Links for you. Science:

Five statistical things I wished I had been taught 20 years ago
Safe havens for disease: Low vaccination rates in some Illinois schools raise risk of outbreaks, experts say (and this picture is worth a thousand words)
Bachmann: Schools should teach intelligent design (will education 'reformers' oppose this? Doubtful)
Complete map of German E. coli O104 (Acronym STpEAEC) genome released

Other:

The Swimming Pool that Turned into a Museum
Full Employment, Quits and Private Tyrannies
Totally. Fucking. Clueless. (it is really remarkable just how, well, clueless the Obama Administration is on 'cultural' issues)
Weekend Diversion: And now, they're coming for me. Yeah, me. Because I write for you.
Study Finds Philadelphia Anti-Foreclosure Program Very Successful At Keeping Homeowners In Their Homes
Beware the headline-writer!
As School Ends, Hunger Begins: Children Need Access to Subsidized Meals in the Summer, Too

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Links 6/21/11

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Links for you. Science: White-Nose Syndrome Science publishers don't care about the public E. coli data released under Creative Commons 0 license Worried about deliberate introduction of the German E. coli germ? Please read this. Department Of Energy Makes $150M Bet On Solar Tech Other: Justices…

Links 6/18/11

Links for you. Science: Genetic family trees show the German outbreak of E coli is a member of small family of germs called EAEC that includes an African germ and is distinct from EHECs Goodbye Team D? When One State's Cuts Hurt Everyone Choprawoo returns, this time with help from Bruce Lipton…

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