This is a snapshot of my ongoing flow of current events, scientific developments, and other ephemera.
(Measles and MMR: the essential guide)

(Measles and MMR: the essential guide)

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The #GlobalPOV Project: “Can We Shop To End Poverty?” With Ananya Roy (by GlobalPOV)

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(via Picturesque Chinese Landscapes are Actually Disguised Photos of Landfills | Colossal)

(via Picturesque Chinese Landscapes are Actually Disguised Photos of Landfills | Colossal)

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So long as I remain alive and well I shall continue to feel strongly about prose style, to love the surface of the earth, and to take a pleasure in solid objects and scraps of useless information.

— George Orwell
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(via We’ve Been Looking at the Spread of Global Pandemics All Wrong - Emily Badger - The Atlantic Cities)

(via We’ve Been Looking at the Spread of Global Pandemics All Wrong - Emily Badger - The Atlantic Cities)

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maplust: Disease flow graphics

maplust:

Disease flow graphics

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Scientists will test unique chemical compounds from marine samples found in deep sea trenches (via BBC News - Antibiotics search to focus on sea bed)

Scientists will test unique chemical compounds from marine samples found in deep sea trenches (via BBC News - Antibiotics search to focus on sea bed)

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The rise in drug resistant infections is comparable to the threat of global warming, according to the chief medical officer for England. (via BBC News - Antibiotic ‘apocalypse’ warning)

The rise in drug resistant infections is comparable to the threat of global warming, according to the chief medical officer for England.

(via BBC News - Antibiotic ‘apocalypse’ warning)

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uBiome (by ubiome)

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That you can’t fight City Hall is a rumor being spread by City Hall.

— audre lorde
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read.

read.

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(via How The U.S. Stopped Malaria, One Cartoon At A Time : Shots - Health News : NPR)

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These data show that the number of West Nile virus disease cases in people has risen dramatically in recent weeks. And indicate that we’re in the midst of one of the largest West Nile virus outbreaks ever seen in the United States.

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CDC Online Newsroom - Press Briefing Transcript: August 22, 2012

[some nice details]

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