Monthly Archives: March 2020

Links 3/16/20

Posted on March 16, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: It’s now or never for the U.S. if it hopes to keep coronavirus from burning out of control Clinical presentation and virological assessment of hospitalized cases of coronavirus disease 2019 in a travel-associated transmission cluster Aerosol … Continue reading →

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Score One for the Socialist

Posted on March 16, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

No, it’s not fundamentally reconfiguring the economy, but Virginia’s socialist in the House of Delegates, who both defeated a powerful Republican and won re-election, did a good thing recently (boldface mine): One of the biggest bills of the year is … Continue reading →

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Links 3/15/20

Posted on March 15, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How Long Will It Take to Develop a Coronavirus Vaccine? Put down that veggie burger. These farmers say their cows can solve the climate crisis How does the coronavirus outbreak end? Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Resources … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on March 15, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week (plus one day!) of Mad Biologist links: COVID-19 Questions That Need to Be Asked A Liberal Is a Conservative Who Has Been Sneezed on That Sinking Feeling When People Only Like You for Your Money The Two Types … Continue reading →

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Links 3/14/20

Posted on March 14, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Rats avoid harming other rats. The finding may help us understand sociopaths. You Might Be Buying a Hand Sanitizer That Won’t Work for Coronavirus We’re learning a lot about the coronavirus. It will help us assess … Continue reading →

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How Is This Not Impeachable?

Posted on March 14, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

This is well beyond Ukraine, or even what would have been an easy case had Democrats chosen to pursue it, emoluments in terms of the damage it could do (boldface mine): GROSS: Trump has made it clear he wants low … Continue reading →

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Links 3/13/20

Posted on March 13, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: For those of you following genomic surveillance of foodborne pathogens, the @NCBI Pathogen Detection surveillance platform is now screening for stress response genes – nearly a HALF MILLION pathogen genomes have been screened to date. The … Continue reading →

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Personnel in a Democratic Party that Is Actually Two Parties

Posted on March 13, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, some asshole with a blog noted that the Democratic Party is actually a coalition: The Democratic Party consists of two parties. One is what used to be called liberal Democrats and is the Sanders-Warren wing of the … Continue reading →

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Links 3/12/20

Posted on March 12, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘Doomed from the Start.’ Experts Say the Trump Administration’s Coronavirus Response Was Never Going to Work A completeness-independent method for pre-selection of closely related genomes for species delineation in prokaryotes The biggest challenge to America’s coronavirus … Continue reading →

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Looking for COVID-19 Under the Streetlight

Posted on March 12, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

For those who don’t know what the streetlight effect is: A policeman sees a drunk man searching for something under a streetlight and asks what the drunk has lost. He says he lost his keys and they both look under … Continue reading →

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