Links 6/8/11

By mikethemadbiologist on June 8, 2011.

It's a skorcha! Cool down with some nice refreshing links. Science:

Cancer's New Era Of Promise And Chaos
EAEC / STEC genomes
The PhD Question
EAEC plasmids

Other:

This just in! The Very Serious People in Washington aren't the least bit serious...
An Open Letter from Eugene Mirman to Time Warner Cable
The Problem of Republican Idiots
GOP Can't Handle The Truth: Taxes Are Lower Under Obama Than Reagan
Boston Crime: Homicides Are Down, But Do We Care?

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