As we communally slide ever further into drunkeness and obesity, I wish you all a very merry Christmas or a superlatively happy holiday, whichever you prefer. Best wishes to all of you and your families, friends and loved ones.
Over the next few days, I'll stick up write-ups of a few cool studies that I missed out on when I was in Australia, a review of my favourite stuff of the year, a very special repost. And then on New Year's Eve, it's back on the road with new news with lots of punishment, hyperparasites, and genetic transfer.
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Haha! We Santas may not be able to defeat you one by one, but if we attack your head en masse we will overcome you. Muahaha!
Merry Christmas, Ed.
Heh. Those Santas have magnets in their hands and feet. Chucking them at a radiator is the Best. Game. Ever.