Archive for October 11th, 2008

MedImmune presents data at AAP National Conference & Exhibition demonstrating…

MedImmune announced today it will present four abstracts at the American Academy of Pediatrics 2008 National Conference & Exhibition that add to the company’s growing body of research into the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus, a leading cause of viral respiratory infection among preterm infants.

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Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Blogrolling T up through Z

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Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Blogrolling N to S

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Saturday, October 11th, 2008

The Open Laboratory 2008 - submissions so far

We are busy preparing for The Open Laboratory 2008. The submissions have been trickling in all year, and a little bit more frequently recently, but it is time now to dig through your Archives for your best posts since December 20th 2007

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Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Professionals &rarr Democrat; businessmen &rarr Republican [Gene ….

Follow up to The executive class supports John McCain, see What your work is and how you vote:. Professionals (doctors, lawyers, and so forth) and routine white collar workers (clerks, etc.) used to support the Republicans more than the

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Saturday, October 11th, 2008

John Hawks rebuts Steve Jones [Gene Expression]

John Hawks succinctly responds to Steve Jones’ argument that evolution is ending. Nothing surprising, but a very tight and accessible exposition. Related: Evolution, why it still happens (in pictures) and No Virginia, evolution isn’t

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Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Annals of McCain - Palin, XXIV: hatemongering

A lot of pundits seem dismayed and surprised at the moral depths to which Dishonest John McCain’s campaign has sunk in the last week. I have to disagree. There is nothing surprising about it. This is his MO: do whatever he thinks is

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Saturday, October 11th, 2008

An Open Letter to the Food Service Industry [Uncertain Principles]

When people attending a meeting– particularly a meeting that starts at 8am on a Saturday– elect to drink tea rather than coffee, they do so because they do not want coffee. For this reason, it is imperative that you not select the

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Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Technology News and Stuff [Greg Laden's Blog]

A robotic suit named “HAL” (will they never learn???) will become available for 2200 monthly rental in Japan. It is actually a brain-directed mobility assistance device. The 22-pound (10-kilogram) battery-operated computer system is

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Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Dahlia [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

tags: Dahlia, flowers, photography, Image of the Day. Dahlia. Image: David Warman [larger view]. When I met David in Seattle recently, he explained his flower photography as his wish to get down inside the blossoms.

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Saturday, October 11th, 2008