Happy Saturday. Science links:
Gene and protein annotation: it's worse than you thought
The Platypus Is Cute but Far From Harmless
Slime Mold Beats Humans at Perfecting Traffic Networks
Most Britons descended from male farmers who left Iraq and Syria 10,000 years ago (and were seduced by the local hunter-gatherer women)
Scientists Find a Shared Gene in Dogs With Compulsive Behavior
Other:
Massachusetts revolts against the little kings and queens
Security theater jumps yet another shark
Will the Base Abandon Hope?
Sigh
Are You into the Easy Way out?
More like this
I must recommend an excellent editorial in the Guardian.
According to an economic analysis carried out by the Home Office, immigrants earned more and paid more tax than native Britons did last year.
Go here for some stunning time-lapse video of Britons living, moving about and talking - seen through the world of satellite and communication imagery.
In Current Archaeology #284 (November), Rob Collins has an insightful piece on an intriguing little metal-detector find documented through the Portable Antiquities Scheme.