Hot Links: Under the Microscope

double transgenic mouse embryo by Gloria Kwon (image from Wired)

double transgenic mouse embryo by Gloria Kwon (image from Wired)

Stuff I’m Reading this Morning…

Passport Capital makes the case for the agriculture investment theme.  (MarketFolly

The unsinkable Whitney Tilson on housing’s non-bottom.  (TechTicker)

Like the rich kid paying off bullies in school, Goldman is set to give a big charitable donation to deflect our attention from $23 billion in bonuses.  Andrew Ross Sorkin has the scoop:  (DealBook)

NYC about to privatize every bridge and school that isn’t nailed down to make up for $3 billion deficit.  (NYP)

Why investors should look toward Brazil.  (Forbes)

What should CNBC’s Melissa Francis be for Halloween this year?  I say Ruth Madoff…or french maid.  (Dealbreaker)

What’s the single best investment in history?  (TBP)

Nikon celebrates 35 years of microscopic photography.  Amazing images.  (Wired)