Monthly Archives: September 2006

The Tripoli Six and the Republican Torture Bill

Posted on September 27, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Why did some of the six foreign healthcare workers in Libya admit to giving children AIDS when there is no evidence that they did so? Because they were tortured.
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More on the Republican War on Science

Posted on September 26, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Fellow ScienceBlogling Chris Mooney comped me a copy of the second edition of his book, The Republican War on Science, and I have finally managed to get around to writing a review of it. Here’s the short version: buy this book.
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Newsweek: Run By Gutless Cowards

Posted on September 26, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

What should be the cover story of a major news magazine: the resurgence of the Taliban, or a biography of photographer Annie Leibowitz?
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Posted in Fucking Morons, Middle East, News Media, Ninnies | 2 Comments

What Would a Mad Biologist Look Like?

Posted on September 25, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Our Benevolent Seed Overlords want a picture of the Mad Biologist for their own nefarious purposes. So I ask you: what do you think a Mad Biologist would look like?
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E. coli O157:H7 and the Importance of Surveillance

Posted on September 25, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Do you want to know how to stop, or at least, lessen the next E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak? Improve our surveillance and public health infrastructure.
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Posted in Bioinformatics, Healthcare, Influenza, Microbiology, Public Health | 6 Comments

Microbiologists Overwhelmingly Oppose Bioterrorism Funding

Posted on September 25, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Most microbiologists, you know, the experts , are not very thrilled with the emphasis being placed on bioterrorism. Inspired by Tara’s post on the Bioshield initiative, I’m reposting this from the old site.
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Nice Resource for Defending Science Education

Posted on September 24, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

I stumbled across this site by People for the American Way designed to help citizens keep creationism out of the science classroom.
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Fear My “Random Violence”!

Posted on September 23, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Another silly internet quiz.
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A Moment of Art Deco Romanticism

Posted on September 23, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Yes, the title is oxymoronic. But if Bevis Hillier and Stephen Escritt are right, much of the Art Deco movement was fundamentally oxymoronic.
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Bakelite For Breakfast, 1926

Posted on September 22, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Bakelite for Breakfast, 1926
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