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Links for you. Science:
Long range segmentation of prokaryotic genomes by gene age and functionality
Glowing Sea Creatures Have Been Lighting Up the Oceans for More Than Half a Billion Years

And to answer the old Jewish joke, “But is it good for the Jews?”, the answer is definitely nope.
If they were going to pass such a bill, what the House should have done–and hopefully Senate Democrats will push for this–is use the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism. It’s a short read, but here’s what it defines as antisemitism (both general principles...

Happy May Day! Let’s celebrate with some links. Science:
A little girl said monsters were in her bedroom. It was 60,000 bees
Chief scientist in China’s COVID-19 vaccine project under probe amid graft crackdown on healthcare sector

Unlike his previous term (boldface mine):
What emerged in two interviews with Trump, and conversations with more than a dozen of his closest advisers and confidants, were the outlines of an imperial presidency that would reshape America and its role in the world. To carry out a deportation operation...