ScienceSeeker Editor's Selections October 24-30 2016 #sciseekpicks #scicomm

Each week, the ScienceSeeker editors pick their favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise. Here is a round-up of the Science Seeker Editors’ Selections for the past week:

• HIV’s “Patient Zero” was exonerated long ago by Tara C. Smith at Aetiology
• The Chemistry of Mummification by Andy Brunning at Compound Interest
• Horrific flesh-eating bacteria that killed man in four days expected to rise by Beth Mole at Ars Technica
• Using genetics to predict disease by Nazneen Rahman at Transforming Genetic Medicine Initiative
• Why ending poverty is key to reducing deaths from disasters by Megan Rowling at World Economic Forum
• Terrorists Hamper Polio Eradication Efforts in Africa by Maryn McKenna at Germination
• Absolute Firsts by Ken Regan at Gödel’s Lost Letter and P=NP
• Academia Love Me Back by Tiffany Martínez at Tiffany Martínez A Journal
• Men are more friendly after conflict than women by Deric Bownds at Deric's Mindblog
• Brain drain reversal requires counter-intuitive support measures by Gergely Buday at EuroScientist 
• Virtual Trip to Mars Offers Ultimate Preview to Crewed Mission by Nadia Drake at No Place Like Home 
• The Martian Curse by Becky Nevin at Cosmic Chatter 
• Radiation, Brains, and Exploring the Universe by Caleb Scharf at Life, Unbounded
• Physics tweak solves five of the biggest problems in one go by Shannon Hall at New Scientist
• This mental quirk could explain why you’re always running late by Christian Jarrett at British Psychological Society Research Digest
• Your BMI might affect your brain function at Lunatic Labs
• Can Our Immune System Drive Social Behavior? by Sara Adaes at Brain Blogger
• Sleep Offers a Window Into Human Intelligence by Lisa Munoz at Cognitive Neuroscience Society
• Causal complexity in life by Kenneth Weiss at The Mermaid's Tale
• El hielo de la Antártida se hunde en agua caliente at Amazings/Noticias de la Ciencia y la Tecnología

Check back next week for more great picks!