Monthly Archives: January 2007

Quote of the Day

Posted on January 21, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

This is from a speech given by Adam Werbach, former head of the Sierra Club. It’s an interesting speech, and worth thinking about, but this quote about funders cracks me up.
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Posted in Funding, Humor | 1 Comment

Sorry Shakes…

Posted on January 20, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

…but I saw Al Gore speak last night, and he’s not going to run for president. He did, however, have a lot of interesting things to say.
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Posted in Education, Global Warming, Internet, The War on Science | 10 Comments

Freeping the Weather Channel

Posted on January 19, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

A few weeks ago, climatologist and Weather Channel blogger Heidi Cullen suggested that…
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Posted in Conservatives, Environment, Fucking Morons, Global Warming, Propaganda | 11 Comments

Don’t Forget Bora’s Book

Posted on January 19, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the weird things about the internets is that one’s fifteen minutes of fame get compressed even further into about fifteen seconds.
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Posted in Bloggity Blog | 1 Comment

Calling All Oncologists

Posted on January 18, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

There’s an article in the New Scientist about researchers who are using dichloroacetate (‘DCA’) to treat many different cancers.
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Posted in Cancer, Mutation | 12 Comments

Shigella, Children, and Antibiotic Resistance

Posted on January 18, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

In the developed world, shigellosis, a diahrreal disease caused by the bacterial species Shigella, typically isn’t considered dangerous, even though it makes about 450,000 ill in the U.S. To shorten the length of illness and to reduce potential infection of other people, antibiotics are typically prescribed, usually cotrmoxazole or ampicillin. However, a recent shigellosis outbreak is cause for concern.
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Posted in Antibiotics, E. coli, Microbiology, Public Health | 3 Comments

There’s a New Tangled Bank Up…

Posted on January 18, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

…over at The Voltage Gate (who’s partying like it’s 1779).
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Nothing Political Going On Here, Move Along

Posted on January 17, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

It would appear that seven U.S. attorneys, some of whom are in the middle of investigating Republicans, have been sacked and replaced by Republican political appointees. Thanks to the Patriot Act, these appointees, regardless of their qualifications, don’t have to be confirmed by the Senate.
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Norovirus and Surveillance

Posted on January 17, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

There’s an interesting article about the norovirus outbreak in Boston. At this point, over half a percent of all the residents of Boston have gone to the emergency room due to this virus–which means even more have been sick.
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Posted in Funding, Influenza, Microbiology, Public Health, Viruses | 1 Comment

What’s the Matter With Virginia?

Posted on January 16, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

I grew up in Virginia, and unlike transplant George “Macacawitz” Allen, I’ve never been pollyanish about Virginians’ attitudes on race and religion. But what VA Republican State Delegate Frank Hargrove said in a recent interview was shocking.
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Posted in Conservatives, Racism, Religion | 2 Comments