Monthly Archives: March 2020

Links 3/21/20

Posted on March 21, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Mayo Clinic rolls out fast-tracked COVID-19 test Parrots Make Predictions Based On Statistical Probabilities A proposal of an alternative primer for the ARTIC Network’s multiplex PCR to improve coverage of SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing The Networks That … Continue reading →

Posted in Lotsa Links | Comments Off on Links 3/21/20

In Case You Missed It…

Posted on March 21, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Score One for the Socialist If (or When) Healthcare Insurance Companies Go Bust Now Is the Worst Possible Time for Democrats to Be Gormless Our (Near) Future Democrats Need to Help Mass Transit

Posted in Weekly Roundup | Comments Off on In Case You Missed It…

Links 3/20/20

Posted on March 20, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How to interpret the seemingly sudden appearance of #COVID19 across the much of the US in the past week with some back-of-the-envelop calculations for number of current infections. What does the coronavirus mean for the U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Lotsa Links | Comments Off on Links 3/20/20

Democrats Need to Help Mass Transit

Posted on March 20, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Because, for once, they should deliver the boodle to their strongholds instead of the denizens of Midwestern diners. D.C.’s Metro, like many systems, is reducing service due to massive decreases in ridership–eighty five percent. This is blowing a $52 million … Continue reading →

Posted in COVID-19, DC, Transportation | Comments Off on Democrats Need to Help Mass Transit

Links 3/19/20

Posted on March 19, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Surveillance and Containment Measures for the First 100 Patients with COVID-19 in Singapore — January 2–February 29, 2020 Epidemiology of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease-19 in Gansu Province, China, 2020 How A … Continue reading →

Posted in Lotsa Links | 1 Comment

Our (Near) Future

Posted on March 19, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

The Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team has released a report modeling the possible outcomes in terms of how bad and when the COVID-19 outbreak will hit. For me, this is the key point (boldface mine): Given that mitigation is unlikely … Continue reading →

Posted in COVID-19 | 3 Comments

Links 3/18/20

Posted on March 18, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Oncologists Fear Rising Antibiotic Resistance Will Make Cancer Treatments Less Effective What is your definition of Big Data? Researchers’ understanding of the phenomenon of the decade Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients … Continue reading →

Posted in Lotsa Links | Comments Off on Links 3/18/20

Now Is the Worst Possible Time for Democrats to Be Gormless

Posted on March 18, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Though, admittedly, it comes naturally to them. I have no idea if either the mythical Obama or the actual Obama would have been able to halt the spread of COVID-19. Nor would I expect Obama–or a President Clinton or Sanders–to … Continue reading →

Posted in COVID-19, Democrats, Resistance Rebellion And Death | Comments Off on Now Is the Worst Possible Time for Democrats to Be Gormless

Links 3/17/20

Posted on March 17, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Alcoholics Anonymous vs. Other Approaches: The Evidence Is Now In A Virus Cure Depends on Rare Lab Mice, But There Aren’t Enough Indirect Virus Transmission in Cluster of COVID-19 Cases, Wenzhou, China, 2020 Do us a … Continue reading →

Posted in Lotsa Links | Comments Off on Links 3/17/20

If (or When) Healthcare Insurance Companies Go Bust

Posted on March 17, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Dean Baker asks a good question in “What Do We Do When the Coronavirus Bankrupts the Health Insurance Industry?” (boldface mine): I suppose it’s not an absolute certainty, but with Donald Trump in charge of stopping the spread of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare | 1 Comment