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Links for you. Science: Germs On Your Kitchen Sponge? Get a Grip! CRISPR patent battle in Europe takes a ‘wild’ twist with surprising player The Zika Vaccine: The Miracle of Government Funded Research “All these papers were deliberately bad” Beard … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: A Strange Type of Anthrax Is Killing Chimpanzees Trump nominee Sam Clovis blasted progressives as ‘race traders’ and ‘race traitors’ in old blog posts Meat industry blamed for largest-ever ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico Not … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) claimed that there would be no litmus test of supporting legal and safe abortion. I’ve discussed before why I think the Democrats have adopted this strategy (and why it’s stupid), … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: In search of donations: NASA’s famed Apollo Mission Control Center (MAGA!) Forget sharks: 7 things in the water swimmers should actually fear A freak accident covering an Oregon highway in slime is a dire warning about … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Trump’s Pick For EPA Post Writes “Science-Bible Stories” And Has Ties To The Chemical Industry The Meat Industry Refuses to Track Drugs on America’s Farms—and It’s Making Superbugs Worse F.D.A. Panel Recommends Approval for Gene-Altering Leukemia … Continue reading →

I don’t want to get into the whole gentrification debate right now–in no small part because what is often described as gentrification isn’t. But one of the stereotypes of the NIMBY (‘not in my backyward’) is that it’s a person … Continue reading →