Monthly Archives: February 2018

Links 2/12/18

Posted on February 12, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Bacteria-infected mosquitoes might be good thing for Miami Professionalism and Integrity on Study Section Huge levels of antibiotic use in US farming revealed Four facts about Marie Tharp, the woman whose art mapped the bottom of … Continue reading →

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D.C. Metrorail Ridership Is Plunging

Posted on February 12, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

A comparison of ridership on the D.C. Metro between October 2014 and October 2016 is ugly (boldface mine): You’ll notice D.C. Metro is at the bottom. When I broke it out by region, there was really no difference: across the … Continue reading →

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Links 2/11/18

Posted on February 11, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A New Species of Giant Octopus Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight How to Know When a Child’s Flu Turns Serious These Bats Don’t Seem to Die of Old Age—Can They Help Extend the Human Lifespan? … Continue reading →

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When (If?) Democrats Regain The Senate, We Need To Adopt An Inverse Hastert Rule

Posted on February 11, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

For those who have more important things to remember, the Hastert Rule–named after former Republican House Speaker and convicted child rapist (yes, really), Dennis Hastert–is a Republican political strategy (it’s not a House rule of any kind) under which the … Continue reading →

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Links 2/10/18

Posted on February 10, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: An aquarium accident may have given this crayfish the DNA to take over the world Bacteriophages Plentiful in Women’s Bladders The first Britons were black, Natural History Museum DNA study reveals How to Survive Being Swallowed … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on February 10, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Calling Il Trumpe’s Bluff If You Ever Wonder Why Doctors And Scientists Get Shouty About Vaccination What MLK Thought About Consumer Culture Clostridioides Difficile Is Expensive In Public Health, Defending The Status Quo Isn’t … Continue reading →

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Links 2/9/18

Posted on February 9, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘My Baby Almost Died’: Formula Scandal Sends Shudders Through France (on the food safety side, the U.S. does better. Might be damning with faint praise, but still) PubMed Commons closes its doors to comments Forensic Science … Continue reading →

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Alejandro No, Alexy Yes?

Posted on February 9, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

It doesn’t appear that Republicans are going to lose their shit over this version of the ‘anchor baby’ story (boldface mine): Lured by the charm of little Havana or the glamour of South Beach, some 15 million tourists visit Miami … Continue reading →

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Links 2/8/18

Posted on February 8, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A game of chicken: how Indian poultry farming is creating global superbugs How warp-speed evolution is transforming ecology The CDC Is About to Fall Off a Funding Cliff The Evolution of Petface New API Keys for … Continue reading →

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Time’s Up

Posted on February 8, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of 17th and P Streets NW, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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