Monthly Archives: November 2012

Links 11/17/12

Posted on November 17, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Threat to research funding prompts outcry from Bay State university presidents and hospital executives Glass Frogs (very, very cool) New Infection, Not Relapse, Brings Back Symptoms of Lyme Disease, Study Finds The Persistence of Resistance And … Continue reading →

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Paging Cinderella

Posted on November 17, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

I think I found your missing slipper on Commonwealth Ave., Back Bay: “> And, unlike the fairytale, apparently you lost both slippers (observed two blocks away later than evening): An aside: in a decade or so, most people won’t actually … Continue reading →

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CEOs Threaten to Raise Prices on Crappy Food That Is Bad For You (and Some Thoughts on Impoverishment)

Posted on November 17, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

You night have heard by now of the CEOs, most of whom are in the fast food business, who are claiming that Obamacare will force them to raise prices. In other words, people will be less likely to eat food … Continue reading →

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Links 11/16/12

Posted on November 16, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: NINDS joins the grant-funding-outcome party Great whites ‘not evolved from megashark’ Have your soda and lose weight too?: A new Pepsi product in Japan claims to do just that. DNA sequencing of MRSA used to stop … Continue reading →

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This Is the Weirdest Exclusion Criterion EVAH!

Posted on November 16, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

No lefties need apply: No idea what left-handedness has to do with this….

Posted in WhatEVAH! | 8 Comments

Implementing Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts

Posted on November 16, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

In the 2012 election, Massachusetts passed a ballot question calling for the legalization of medical marijuana (and yes, it’s depressing that passed, but an assisted suicide law did not. Priorities…). As I noted the last time a marijuana-related ballot question … Continue reading →

Posted in Drugs, Housing, Massachusetts | 2 Comments

Links 11/15/12

Posted on November 15, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Antibiotics Quiz Malaria-Like Disease Follows Lyme’s Path In New England DNA sequencers stymie superbug spread The velvet ant Dasymutilla gloriosa Mayim Bialik, You Disappoint Me Other: Meanwhile, in Ireland, Savita Halappanavar Dies After Being Denied an … Continue reading →

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Anyone Know a Biologist With This License Plate?

Posted on November 15, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

I was enroute to Long Island two weekends ago, and saw this license plate at the Bridgeport Ferry: Anyone know who this might be?

Posted in Genetics | 5 Comments

Something to Remember When You Hear Our Punditariat Discussing the Looming Fiscal ‘Crisis’

Posted on November 15, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s simple: the 2012 election. Most of the Washington Mandarin class, our supposed intellectual betters (just threw up in my mouth writing that), couldn’t read polls or understand the basic arithmetic* behind what various people, like Nate Silver, were doing. … Continue reading →

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Links 11/14/12

Posted on November 14, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you: Obama Won, But Did Educators Lose In the Process? What’s Going on With the Fiscal Cliff? A note I found on the Robert Gould Shaw memorial on Beacon Hill in Boston (A letter to the 54th Massachusetts … Continue reading →

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