Monthly Archives: August 2009

Wednesday Links

Posted on August 26, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

More stuff I’ll never be able to blog about.
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Reducing Quinolone Antibiotic Use Lowers Resistance

Posted on August 26, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Basically, a fifty percent reduction in quinolone use led to a ~33 percent reduction in quinolone resistance. This is some welcome news.
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Posted in Antibiotics, E. coli, Evolution | 3 Comments

Sen. Edward Kennedy, RIP

Posted on August 26, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Senator Kennedy died late last night. “He could… envision the human beings behind the statistics.”
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Posted in Condolences, Death, Democrats | 6 Comments

Arthur Frommer “Considers Skipping Arizona” Due to Gun-Wielding Protestors

Posted on August 25, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Travel guide author: “I will not personally travel in a state where civilians carry loaded weapons onto the sidewalks and as a means of political protest. I not only believe such practices are a threat to the future of our democracy, but I am firmly convinced that they would also endanger my own personal safety there.”
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Posted in BANG! BANG!, Civil Liberties | 19 Comments

Monday Links

Posted on August 24, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

More stuff I’ll never get around to blogging about.
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Note to Senate Dems (and Candidates): Stop Insulting Us with Filibuster Scare Tactics

Posted on August 24, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

The newest sales pitch is to raise the specter of Republicans being able to filibuster. Why not just get rid of the damn filibuster?
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Posted in Democrats | 3 Comments