Monthly Archives: December 2018

Links 12/21/18

Posted on December 21, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Trump administration has quietly barred NIH scientists from acquiring fetal tissue Devoted Dads of the Amphibian World Bulldozers to soon plow through National Butterfly Center for Trump’s border wall What’s holding pharma back from the next … Continue reading →

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Bubbles And Conversions

Posted on December 21, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Before I get into this, I’m not trying to drag Kurt Burdella, since it’s clear he’s feeling very unmoored right now. At the same time, we probably wouldn’t agree much on policy. But his Damascene op-ed is very interesting (boldface … Continue reading →

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Links 12/20/18

Posted on December 20, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: May I borrow a cup of catalase? Prochlorococcus and its helpful neighbors. Don’t touch that movie popcorn! Avoid these six germy situations this holiday season. ‘It’s a sad reality’: a troubling trend sees a 97% decline … Continue reading →

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Internet Hype

Posted on December 20, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

In an interesting review of Brian McCullough’s “How the Internet Happened”, Bradley Babendir writes (boldface mine): It’s interesting, to a point, to hear what tech gurus lie about and why. Mostly, they rely on silly founding myths because they need … Continue reading →

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Links 12/19/18

Posted on December 19, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Prediction of Susceptibility to First-Line Tuberculosis Drugs by DNA Sequencing Doctors often recommend a new vaccine to prevent shingles. Good luck finding it How paternity testing is like international trade 41 percent of adults don’t plan … Continue reading →

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Biologists Need To Learn About Whole Organisms Too

Posted on December 19, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Recently, I wrote about how we are facing an insect biomass crisis. Well, this isn’t going to help (boldface mine): A new study published in the journal American Entomologist has some sobering news about insects and intro-to-bio books: They simply … Continue reading →

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Links 12/18/18

Posted on December 18, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Study uses rings in teeth to understand the environment Neanderthals faced Monumental Disaster at the Department of the Interior Talent Identification at the limits of Peer Review: an analysis of the EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships Selection Process … Continue reading →

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Tennessee’s Republican Anti-Vaxxer: Republicans Need To Fix This

Posted on December 18, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, it was revealed that Tennessee Republican Congressman-Elect Mark Green is a full-blown vaccination conspiracist. While he’s sort of walked it back, he did so in the ways that most anti-vaxxers do, as Orac details. In other words, there’s … Continue reading →

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Links 12/17/18

Posted on December 17, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A healthy reef is alive with music, but the chorus fades as the coral dies. The Planet Has Seen Sudden Warming Before. It Wiped Out Almost Everything. Similarity Searching the SRA 2018 Was a Record Year … Continue reading →

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If Trump Weren’t President, He Would Be Just Another Guy Mueller Flips

Posted on December 17, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Because it’s bagmen all the way down. With last week’s deluge of Trump investigation stories, I think we’re in danger of forgetting what the impetus for the Mueller investigation was. The investigation was a counterintelligence investigation, not a Trump mistress … Continue reading →

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