Bookmarks for 2012-04-24

Lonely Highways in the Land of Jail – The New Inquiry
"The suggestion of a ghostly tongue bath was perhaps too much for Foucault to swallow."
(tags:writing )
BBC News – Ancient virus DNA thrives in us
"Traces of ancient viruses which infected our ancestors millions of years ago are more widespread in us than previously thought. A study shows how extensively viruses from as far back as the dinosaur era still thrive in our genetic material."
(tags:med bio history )
Three-toed horses reveal the secret of the Tibetan Plateau uplift
"Fossils of the three-toed horse genus Hipparion that have been found on the Tibetan Plateau have provided concrete evidence for studying the uplift of the plateau, including a skull with associated mandible of Hipparion zandaense from Zanda."
(tags:history )