Monthly Archives: April 2018

Links 4/17/18

Posted on April 17, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why women live longer than men — and how men will benefit from it E. coli outbreak in 11 states linked to store-bought chopped romaine lettuce, CDC says World May Hit 2 Degrees of Warming in … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump Is A Bagman, Nothing More

Posted on April 17, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, some asshole with a blog noted: That’s why I think Trump doesn’t want to release his taxes–people would realize he’s nothing more than a bagman and a cover for some really reprehensible people. He ‘makes’ a lot … Continue reading →

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Links 4/16/18

Posted on April 16, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Sequencing a piece of history: complete genome sequence of the original Escherichia coli strain The Mice Who Evolved to Live on Cheese Fries: Prowling New York With an Evolutionary Biologist An Eye in the Sky Could … Continue reading →

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Why Our Foreign Policy Establishment Is Morally Bankrupt

Posted on April 16, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Anne-Marie Slaughter in response to Operation Desert Stormy: I believe that the US, UK, & France did the right thing by striking Syria over chemical weapons. It will not stop the war nor save the Syrian people from many other … Continue reading →

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And Now We Know Why Sen. McCaskill Supports D.C. Statehood

Posted on April 16, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

A couple of weeks ago, Blue Dog Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill (who isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed) was asked about Puerto Rican statehoold, to which she responded: Asked this week if she supports Puerto Rico statehood, Sen. McCaskill … Continue reading →

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Links 4/15/18

Posted on April 15, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Seas are rising too fast to save much of the Mississippi River Delta, scientists say Hot-air dryers suck in nasty bathroom bacteria and shoot them at your hands Contest models highlight inefficiencies of scientific funding Non-profit’s … Continue reading →

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The Problem With Elected District Attorneys

Posted on April 15, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

While Philadelphia appears to have elected itself an excellent district attorney, I can’t help but think this should be an appointed position (and I usually oppose appointed positions). Why? Well, as this post lays out, some of them are awful, … Continue reading →

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Links 4/14/18

Posted on April 14, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why weather forecasters still struggle to get the big storms right Digitising our biological collections New butterfly species discovered nearly 60 years after it was first collected PlasmidSeeker: identification of known plasmids from bacterial whole genome … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on April 14, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: The Problem With The GOP Tax Cut Is It’s Not Big Enough For Most People Will Rank-And-File Democrats Ever Grow Up And Learn To Be Transactional? Hammer And Pickle Yes, The Democratic Party Declined … Continue reading →

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Links 4/13/18

Posted on April 13, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: That Python in the Pet Store? It May Have Been Snatched From the Wild Bioengineered plants help defend against Ebola and other deadly diseases Plastic bag taxes really work Limitations of GCTA as a solution to … Continue reading →

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