Monthly Archives: February 2017

Links 2/20/17

Posted on February 20, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: German scientists regain access to Elsevier journals Scientists have just detected a major change to the Earth’s oceans linked to a warming climate Collapse of Aztec society linked to catastrophic salmonella outbreak NASA is defiantly communicating … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on February 20, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts (plus a little extra bonus!): When Global Warming Intrudes Into Mundane Decisions Democracy For The U.S. Colonies D.C.: Extra Taxation Without Representation (On Free-Loading Non-Urban Areas) A Minor Point About ‘Big-C’ Conservative Jews Civil … Continue reading →

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The Right Always Told Us Tyranny Would Arrive Via FEMA–The Seattle ICE Edition

Posted on February 20, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Recently, I noted this the Customs and Border Patrol: We’ll get back to this, but we’re also seeing a rise in detention by Customs and Border Patrol (‘CBP’). One recent case was the detention by U.S. Customs of U.S Olympian … Continue reading →

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Links 2/19/17

Posted on February 19, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Two Pregnant Women Received False Negatives From Zika Tests At D.C. Lab Congress May Shift Climate Research Away from NASA Brazil’s Expanding Yellow Fever Outbreak Started With Monkeys Math Camp Inequalities: A Widening Racial Divide in … Continue reading →

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How Else Did They Think This Would Play Out?

Posted on February 19, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Sometimes, it’s really hard to be sympathetic (boldface mine): In the highly contentious battle to extinguish public worker rights, Iowa Republicans have attempted a divide-and-conquer approach to pit unions against each other. Their legislation splits public workers into two groups, … Continue reading →

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Links 2/18/17

Posted on February 18, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: We now know why mosquitoes find malaria victims so tasty EPA scientists held back from conference: Cost-cutting or something more? He vowed to cure cancer. But this billionaire’s moonshot is falling far short of the hype … Continue reading →

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Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Is Not A Trumpist Phenomenon

Posted on February 18, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s a conservative one. I stumbled across an old post I wrote from 2007 about immigration, ““What Is The Real Beef With The Immigration Bill?”“. It could have been written today–nothing has changed. In other words, Trump has tapped into … Continue reading →

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Links 2/17/17

Posted on February 17, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Sea Turtles Are in Much Worse Shape Than Previously Thought The anti-vaccine movement is growing dangerously stronger Broad Institute prevails in heated dispute over CRISPR patents How the New Climate Denial Is Like the Old Climate … Continue reading →

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PacBio Finally Makes A Move It Desperately Needed To Make

Posted on February 17, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

While everyone hunts for the Holy Grail of human genomic sequencing (and other large genome critters), I’ve noted before there’s an obvious, if less sexy, market: …microbial genomes are cheap, fast, and you can provide epidemiological relevant information to clinical … Continue reading →

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Links 2/16/17

Posted on February 16, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Scientists discover pollution 10,000 meters below the ocean’s surface in the Mariana Trench 5 possible futures for the EPA under Trump How a minor committee became a ‘weapon’ of the climate wars A millionaire’s mission: Stop … Continue reading →

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