Twenty of our activists have successfully stopped construction of a new nuclear reactor being built in Flamanville, France, from restarting, for over 50 hours. Although building was halted because of safety problems, these are still unresolved.     Full Story…

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Marc Dingman is touching on my own favorite topic: It’s All About Timing: Circadian Rhythms and Behavior
And SciCurios goes only millimeters below the suprachiasmatic nucleus: Diabetes Insipidus as a Sequel to a Gunshot Wound of the Head
Both posts well worth your time.
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Thursday night - time to check in to see what is new in PLoS Genetics, PLoS Computational Biology, PLoS Pathogens and PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases:
The Exception That Proves the Rule: An Interview with Jenny Graves:
Close to 20 years ago, I was contacted by an Australian woman who was planning to map the locations of genes […]

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