Mike the Mad Biologist  Links 2/23/11  Graduate students rock!
Why? Because they’re organizing the clean up of the Wisconsin
state capitol, along with an effort to get food and supplies to
the protesters. Support them here. Now, onto the links comrades!
Science:  Boston British soldiers. Farm antibiotics, human
illness and what connects them. (It has legs.) (I think the
insect angle, while important, is a bit overplayed, but
understanding the spread of resistance from the farm to the
clinic is absolutely vital) NCBI Response to PLoS One 6(2):
e16410 (about the potential DNA contamination in sequence
databases)   Dear Mr. President: What Are You Waiting For? (it
would be nice if Democrats actually supported their rank-and-
file. The must-read post of the day) Outrageous cuts
Conservatism and Its Absence of Contents Bob Somerby’s Takedown
of Education ‘Reformer’ Michelle Rhee: Part I, Part II, Part
III, Part IV So Much for Freedom American Manufacturing Slowly
Rotting Away: How Industries Die Modeling Is A Great