Monthly Archives: February 2015

Kesher Israel

Posted on February 18, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the oldest synagogues in D.C. (corner of 28th and N Streets, Georgetown):

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Why Antibiotic Resistance Should Be An Adjective Not A Noun

Posted on February 18, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Eli Perencevich notes that we’re underestimating the effect of healthcare-associated infections (boldface mine): The CDC estimates that 23,000 deaths are caused by antibiotic resistant pathogens annually and as many as 14,000 of these deaths are linked to C. difficile. Every … Continue reading →

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Links 2/17/15

Posted on February 17, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Absurd Creature of the Week: Pink Fairy Armadillo Crawls Out of the Desert and Into Your Heart Medieval Chess Pieces from Angel Street: Excavations in Northampton have uncovered a 12th century workshop, where the owner found … Continue reading →

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New Subway Car?

Posted on February 17, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the Dupont Circle Metro station, D.C.:

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A Smart Vaccination Policy in Maryland

Posted on February 17, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the mysterious things about vaccine exemptions is the religious exemption, since most religions don’t have any particular problem with vaccination in general (Christian Scientists and some Dutch Reformed do, along with anti-abortion advocates who oppose vaccines derived from … Continue reading →

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Links 2/16/15

Posted on February 16, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How not to write a sequence assembly comparison paper We Cannot Geoengineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis UC will require measles vaccination for incoming students Autism rates aren’t actually increasing The Promises and Pitfalls … Continue reading →

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Lots to Like About Obama’s Antibiotic Resistance Initiative, But Something Is Missing

Posted on February 16, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Mostly missing. I’ll take Obama’s initiative to combat antibiotic resistance–there’s a lot of good stuff in there, though, as always, on certain regulatory issues (e.g., reducing antibiotic use in agriculture, and reporting standards for antibiotic use in the NHSN) the … Continue reading →

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Links 2/15/15

Posted on February 15, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A lot of Silicon Valley tech employees aren’t vaccinating their kids (one way to solve the income inequality problem…) A tiny bias goes a long way when it comes to grant review Dropping Science Why it’s … Continue reading →

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It’s Always Noon Somewhere

Posted on February 15, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Especially when somewhere’s clock is broken. Observed at the corner of 26th and P Streets, Georgetown, D.C.:

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Guns Still Make You Stupid

Posted on February 15, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Philip Gourevich (boldface mine): “Isolated incident” was the preferred verbiage of Ripley Rand, the local U.S. attorney. Rand said that he saw no reason to treat the targeting and assassination of these three Muslims as “part of a targeted campaign … Continue reading →

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