Monthly Archives: July 2015

Links 7/21/15

Posted on July 21, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Tel Aviv University researcher finds non-psychotropic compound in marijuana can help heal bone fissures DNA Reveals These Red-Haired Chinese Mummies Come From Europe And Asia Measles Virus Races Through Northwest Cameroon The Origins of the Dismal … Continue reading →

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Sixth and I

Posted on July 21, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

This synagogue, at Sixth and I, by Gallery Place, was one of the early sites of the Adas Israel Synagogue, the largest Conservative congregation in D.C. It’s now a non-denominational synagogue and Jewish cultural center.

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Our Agricultural Innovation Lags Behind China

Posted on July 21, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

One common belief is that, in the U.S., we are encumbered by environmental regulations, while other, supposedly less developed countries gain short-term economic advantages by poisoning their environments. As this article about the environmental damage caused by pig production suggests, … Continue reading →

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Links 7/20/15

Posted on July 20, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: 4 predictions about nanopore sequencing in the next 12 months How To Make Better Health Predictions From Our Gut Microbes Data analysis: Create a cloud commons We Could Have Reached Pluto 19 Years Ago If Not … Continue reading →

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A (Very) Partial Solution to the Orphan Diseases Problem

Posted on July 20, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Like many, I found this article by Brian Vastag, who is suffering from an orphan disease, heartbreaking. And like the Mistress of the Animals, I also realize, given ideological constraints, the NIH budget is a zero-sum game (boldface mine): But … Continue reading →

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Republican Gov. Scott Walker Creates a Massive Welfare Bureaucracy

Posted on July 20, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

This article doesn’t call it that, but it should (boldface mine): …[Walker] is hell-bent on making sure that anyone who gets food stamps in Wisconsin has to endure the humiliation of submitting to a drug test. First the Wisconsin legislature … Continue reading →

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Links 7/19/15

Posted on July 19, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: David M. Raup, Who Transformed Field of Paleontology, Dies at 82 Bird Flu Cost the US $3.3 Billion and Worse Could Be Coming Digital Seashells and David Raup Workaholism isn’t a valid requirement for advancing in … Continue reading →

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Donkey

Posted on July 19, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed outside the Women’s National Democratic Club, at the corner of New Hampshire and Q Streets, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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The Republicans’ Difficult Choice

Posted on July 19, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m glad the Democrats forced this choice, but it indicates just how far the Republicans have fallen (boldface mine): House Republicans were forced to pull a controversial spending bill on Thursday because too many lawmakers wanted to preserve the Confederate … Continue reading →

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Links 7/18/15

Posted on July 18, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Unhealthy Fixation: The war against genetically modified organisms is full of fearmongering, errors, and fraud. Labeling them will not make you safer. (yes, it’s Saletan, but he’s absolutely right) A Motivational Correspondance (100 hours/week at work? … Continue reading →

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