Is this real life?

By sa smith on June 8, 2011.

The Nominees for the 2011 3QD Prize in Science Are:

Alphabetical list of blog names followed by the blog post title:

34. ERV: Barnyard Week: White Chickens Are ERV Mutants

WHAT IS HAPPENING???? I DONT UNDERSTAND!!!

Me no thinks me rites gud, but if u lieks u can votes for me?

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REPOST: Creationist Claims about ERVs

IDiots and ERVs

Over a year ago, I made a short series of posts addressing Creationists and endogenous retroviruses (Old ERV, New

Endogenous ERV

WHOO! Thanks to Mark at 'Good Math, Bad Math', the old ERV is back up. For now. ERVs disappearance wasnt a generalized Blogger glitch.

Oh dear this is a mess: ERVs and Multiple Sclerosis #5

Okay, I have written a LOT about the connection between wayward ERV activity and Multiple Sclerosis. This is something scientists have been investigating for a long time... but we still do not know exactly what is going on.

Dunno who nominated you, but I voted for you.

Oops ... was the ballot supposed to be secret?

I voted for you! And I'll even vote again if you make anoyher "I'M A SKUA" post! Loved that post!

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