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"Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words." - ? | | | | | | |
"If there is anything I have learned from liberals and conservatives, it's that you can have great answers and still be mean... and that just as important as being right is being nice. " - shane claiborne | | | | | | |
"If Liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." --George Orwell ||||||
"On Facebook, no one can hear you scream." - I dont know ||||||
"The reformer has enemies in all those who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order, this lukewarmness arising partly from fear of their adversaries, who have the laws in their favor; and partly from the incredulity of mankind, who do not truly believe in anything new until they have had actual experience of it." - Machiavelli ||||||

We found out a long time ago that a genetic variation in some people - more common in Europeans than Africans - made their CD4 cells resistant to HIV. The gene variation is known as CCR5. Now there's a long-awaited breakthrough in altering non-resistant CD4 cells to mimic CCR5's anti-HIV qualities. It's still in early development and might not pan out in practice - but gene therapy may well be the closest we get to a silver bullet against this disease. And it's nearer than some imagine. Video here.

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napolean dynamite worthy jumbotron dance

through the panama canal in 1minute 56 secs time lapse

oh thanks, that's helpful

how about "...collaborate and listen!"

gene therapy and HIV - info via andrew sullivan

the mom song

the today show with kathy lee spoof includes a mention of the snuggie!

and people say jersey drivers are bad!

Really? with Seth - the michael phelps drug flap