Links for you. Science:

Threat to research funding prompts outcry from Bay State university presidents and hospital executives
Glass Frogs (very, very cool)
New Infection, Not Relapse, Brings Back Symptoms of Lyme Disease, Study Finds
The Persistence of Resistance And Some Reasons Why
Whole-genome sequencing for MRSA epidemiology: Transmission and “clouds of variation”

Other:

The Most Important Tax Break Is the One That Nobody Talks About
I’m Betting on Grover
Do Republicans Love Me Just for My Money?
The Gerrymander Effect, Take 2
More on Life Expectancy
Attention Long Islanders: NY GOP Wants to Make Sure LIPA Stays a GOP Turkey Farm
Another restaurant owner threatens workers and customers over Obamacare
Sisters Outsiders: The Oral History of the ‘Bikini Kill’ EP
We Shouldn’t Underestimate Jindal
Kill the Password: Why a String of Characters Can’t Protect Us Anymore
The Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog (very funny)
Let the workers take over Hostess
Putting Faith in the Conservative Creed
School Districts Brace for Cuts as Fiscal Crisis Looms