The Promise of Research Science - Gene Therapy Technique Proves Effective For...
As a graduate student in cell and molecular biology (CAMB) at the University of Pennsylvania, I have many opportunities to hear about cutting edge research before the rest of the scientific community...
View ArticleWe know you love Obama. But what other Democrats do you admire?
Another Sunday, another flame war, the same script. A well-known Daily Kos member (ThisIsMyTime) posts a diary defending President Obama against the then-rumored (now confirmed) debt ceiling deal with...
View ArticleKrugman: "Republicans Against Scientists" + comments from a scientist
This morning I awoke safe and sound from the wrath of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene. Thankfully, things in my part of Philadelphia were quite fine, and getting back to my normal routine I checked my...
View ArticleAnnouncing the "Philly Kos" group.
Greetings fellow Kossacks! I'm Mike Convente AKA mconvente. I've been a member of Daily Kos for a long time now (Nov. 7, 2006 to be exact). In my just about five years here, I've come to describe my...
View ArticleAnnouncing the "Philly Kos" group: re-post
I'm reposting this post because I initially published it around 9pm last night, so that may have been too late to reach all the people in the Philadelphia area who could be interested in this...
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This Is My Secret. This Is His Story.
No image of September 11, 2001 has impacted me more than the one you see above. I see grace, I see calmness, I see strength.But I also see death.In this single frozen moment in time, I see fear...
View Article#OccupyPhilly: Eric Cantor Chickens Out at Penn
This will be a short diary since I'm busy at work now, but just wanted to update you all with some cool news. GOP-darling Eric Cantor was scheduled to give a speech on income inequality at Wharton...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Commercialization - It's Not Just Komen
There has been a major firestorm the last 48 hours regarding the overtly political decision of the Susan G. Komen Foundation to stop providing funding to Planned Parenthood. The reason, they claim, is...
View ArticleSo, who wants to ask Mitt Romney a question?
Posting this again during a normal day time - didn't get much play when I published it at 12:30am EST last night!Ah, Republicans and the Internet. Or as they say, the series of tubes. The Republicans...
View ArticleAmercia is with Mitt!
Yes, there's a typo in my title, but unlike most, this one is actually intentional.You see, Republicans (that would include Mitt Romney) are usually pretty bad at teh Interwebz. They are especially...
View ArticleBreaking: Verdict in for Sandusky trial (Update: GUILTY on 45 of 48 counts)
This will be extremely brief. Reports from Patriot News reporter Sara Ganim from Twitter states that a verdict has been reached. I will update this as I read/hear more news.Link:We won't know any of...
View ArticleDisproven: Bacteria DO NOT incorporate Arsenic into organic compounds
In December 2010, a team of microbiologists from NASA, lead by Felisa Wolfe-Simon, sent shockwaves through the scientific community when they announced their discovery that a particular strain of...
View ArticleBOMBSHELL (Round 2)! Help do some digging on Romney docs linked on reddit!
I just happened to be checking out the website reddit.com right before heading to bed when I noticed a link at the top of the front page that appears to be the McCain Campaign's vetting files on Mitt...
View ArticleThanks, Jenny! "CDC: Whooping cough rising at alarming rate in US"
This is what happens when we as a society start trusting the advice of celebrities over doctors when it comes to the health of our children.File this one in the "ya don't say?!" folder:"CDC: Whooping...
View ArticleNew PPP Poll: Obama up 49-46 in NC
Public Policy Polling (aka PPP) just released numbers on their recently conducted North Carolina poll, and they have Obama up 49-46.This is a slight increase for Obama since PPP's last poll of North...
View ArticleStudy on New Male Contraceptive Published in "Cell": Comments on Science,...
A new article (Matzuk et. al., 2012; open access) just published in the scientific journal Cell documents the discovery of a new contraceptive - a small molecule named JQ1 that binds to the protein...
View ArticleObama up 51-46 in WI; 50-45 in IA
Some great news for Team Obama heading into the homestretch of this election. PPP has President Obama leading by a solid amount in both Wisconsin and Iowa. Obama currently leads in Iowa 50-45 and...
View ArticlePresenting President Clinton, Live in Philadelphia! (Photo Diary)
President Clinton spent the final day before the election firing up voters all across Pennsylvania today. One of those stops was in my current city of Philadelphia. Just around 90 minutes ago...
View Article(UPDATE: maybe not so fast...) Graves takes the LEAD vs. Bachmann in MN-06!
Super brief here, but some more votes are in to the MN results reporting website and Graves is now LEADING by about 1200 votes with 75% in!Here is the link:http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/...
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The FIRST Philly Kos Meet Up: Sunday, Nov. 11 at Reading Terminal Market
Hello fellow Kossacks! What a great week it's been! We worked our butts off to reelect President Obama by a very comfortable Electoral College margin AND we expanded our lead in the Senate. Not to...
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