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Virginia governor race a snapshot of US attitudes

Just a year after this one-time Confederate state helped elect a black man president, Democrats are desperately trying to hang onto the governorship.

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Book Review: Carl Zimmer's Microcosm

Today marks the release of Carl Zimmer's latest book, Microcosm: E. Coli and the New Science of Life. Yesterday, I published an interview with the author - who was kind enough not only to agree to an interview but to send me an advance copy of the text.

Interview: Carl Zimmer, Author of Microcosm

Readers of this column know that from time to time I seed stuff by science writer Carl Zimmer. I discovered his blog, The Loom, a while back and I've been reading his stuff ever since.

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