Monthly Archives: June 2016

Links 6/4/16

Posted on June 4, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How Gene Testing Forced Me to Reveal My Private Health Information Local health departments brace for funding loss amid Zika standoff That New Superbug Was Found in a UTI and That’s Key Scientists weigh in against … Continue reading →

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D.C. Is Getting A New Museum In 2017

Posted on June 4, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Well, it’s a very small museum, and it’s on Logan Circle. If you’ve been in D.C. during the last few months and have walked around Logan Circle (the actual circle, not the nieghborhood), you might have noticed that one of … Continue reading →

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Links 6/3/16

Posted on June 3, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The False Promise of DNA Testing: The forensic technique is becoming ever more common—and ever less reliable The empty brain. Your brain does not process information, retrieve knowledge or store memories. In short: your brain is … Continue reading →

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NSF-Funded Collections Aren’t Dead Yet

Posted on June 3, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

A couple of weeks ago, I described how NSF’s collections program was going to be cut–and why that would be a very stupid thing to do. Well, it looks like NSF has granted the program a reprieve (boldface mine): In … Continue reading →

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Links 6/2/16

Posted on June 2, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: MCR-1 has been identified in the United States–what is it, and what does it mean? Yellow fever, Zika virus, and lessons we have to keep learning Science magazine selects Jeremy Berg as EIC Rigor and Reproducibility: … Continue reading →

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Logan Circle Blossoms

Posted on June 2, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

A few weeks old, but a nice reminder of spring (Logan Circle, D.C.):

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Healthcare In An Era Of Few Savings

Posted on June 2, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

A few weeks ago, Atlantic writer Neal Gabler described how, like many Americans, he has virtually no savings. While he was pounced on (after all, he has a nice house in the Hamptons), that shouldn’t distract us from the larger … Continue reading →

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Links 6/1/16

Posted on June 1, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: 1,500 scientists lift the lid on reproducibility Proactive Efforts by U.S. Federal Agencies Enable Early Detection of New Antibiotic Resistance When Pregnant Women Get Flu Shots, Babies Are Healthier Suffocating the Ocean Penicillin Shortage Could Be … Continue reading →

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Pink At Sunset

Posted on June 1, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Corcoran Street NW, between 15th and 16th, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Employers Butthurt By Having To Pay Hard Workers A Middle Class Wage

Posted on June 1, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

Of course, they wouldn’t put it that way (boldface mine): For decades, bosses at publishing houses, glossy magazines, consulting firms, advocacy groups, movie production companies and talent agencies have groomed their assistants to be the next generation of big shots … Continue reading →

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