Programming Note: Technical Transition

As you may have noticed, ScienceBlogs has a new look. In addition to the new appearance, ScienceBlogs also in the process of switching from a Movable Type to a Wordpress system, and there have been a few technical glitches. The end result should be a more user-friendly site (and one that will definitely be easier for the bloggers!), but posting may be a little erratic this week, and some recent comments seem to have disappeared in the transition. We apologize for the difficulties and thank our readers for bearing with us.

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