Monthly Archives: May 2014

Links 5/20/14

Posted on May 20, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: De Novo Assembly of Bacterial Genomes Using mate pair technology and the MiSeq® System (pdf) Time to end ordered authorship Beringia, the Lost Territory Where Americans Evolved Has The End Of The Banana Arrived? Why Antibiotic … Continue reading →

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The Possible End of Net Neutrality: Wither the Library?

Posted on May 20, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Pun intended. Lynne Bradley, the director of government relations at the American Library Association, writes (boldface mine): Net neutrality is really important for libraries because we are, first of all, in the information business. Our business now is not just … Continue reading →

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There Is a Male Education Gap, But It’s Very Specific

Posted on May 20, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

I came across this post by David Leonhardt about the education gap that occurs between boys and girls: girls are doing better than boys. Leonhardt (boldface mine): By kindergarten, girls are substantially more attentive, better behaved, more sensitive, more persistent, … Continue reading →

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Links 5/19/14

Posted on May 19, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Getting Pfired isn’t Pfunny The Last 10,000 Years Will Boston And San Francisco Continue To Dominate Biotech Innovation? The Biology and Genetics of Obesity — A Century of Inquiries ‘Biggest dinosaur ever’ discovered Other: Teacher in … Continue reading →

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Instability and Our Troublesome Inheritance

Posted on May 19, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

There have been many good reviews of Nicholas Wade’s recent book, A Troublesome Inheritance, but Allen Orr makes a key point about the instability of traits that I haven’t seen elsewhere (boldface mine): Conversely, it’s hard to see why profound … Continue reading →

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Links 5/18/14

Posted on May 18, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Mayo Clinic trial: Massive blast of measles vaccine wipes out cancer What’s the real reason Britons aren’t offered the chickenpox vaccine? Why Did AIDS Ravage the U.S. More Than Any Other Developed Country? The NIH says … Continue reading →

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Links 5/18/14

Posted on May 18, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Fantastic Fungi: The Startling Visual Diversity of Mushrooms Photographed by Steve Axford Sex differences in experiments, and the role of animal models experimentation When Predators Vanish, So Does the Ecosystem Your Gluten Sensitivity May Be In … Continue reading →

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Cherry Tree Down

Posted on May 18, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

And this was observed less than fifty yards from the George Washington statue in Boston’s Public Garden. Coincidence? I think not:

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Twenty Four Years Later, Nothing Has Changed Regarding Campus Rape

Posted on May 18, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

So you might have heard about a rapist list written on female bathrooms at colleges. Here’s the story: At the beginning of the school year, the Brown University library became a repository for information of a most unusual kind: on … Continue reading →

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Links 5/17/14

Posted on May 17, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Still academia? Boom and bust instability in NIH funding Yellow boxfish – Cute little swimming cubes Why Red M&M’s Disappeared for a Decade Dear American Gut & uBiome: You Have Some Explaining To Do. Other: A … Continue reading →

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