Monthly Archives: October 2020

If Yogi Berra Had Been an Epidemiologist…

Posted on October 27, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

…he would have said something like “the best way to avoid getting an infectious disease is to avoid people who are infected.” Outsourced to Aaron Carroll (boldface mine): Screening people without symptoms finds those who are infectious and gets them … Continue reading →

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Links 10/26/20

Posted on October 26, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How Many Plants Have We Wiped Out? Here Are 5 Extinction Stories A Disturbing Twinkie That Has, So Far, Defied Science Universal mask use could save 130,000 U.S. lives by the end of February, new study … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: Confused

Posted on October 26, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

The prevalence of COVID-19 is essentially unchanged in D.C. Wards 2, 3, and 6 had increases, while Wards 1, 5, and 7 decreased. The entire city, along with Wards 1, 4, 5, and 6, are above the German rollback threshold … Continue reading →

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Links 10/25/20

Posted on October 25, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Multi-organ impairment in low-risk individuals with long COVID CDC expands definition of who is a ‘close contact’ of an individual with covid-19 CDC expands definition of ‘close contacts,’ after study suggests Covid-19 can be passed in … Continue reading →

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Ever Wonder

Posted on October 25, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of 15th and Church Streets NW, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Links 10/24/20

Posted on October 24, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: If you crack your knuckles, don’t worry too much about getting arthritis. But the habit isn’t harmless. The two months in 1980 that shaped the future of biotech I tested a Harvard-designed nasal spray to help … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on October 24, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist links: Halloween Mickey The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: Some Improvement, but Still Nowhere Near Good Losing ‘Your’ America When You’re an 87 Year-Old Senator We Could Have Effective COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance, Even with the … Continue reading →

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Links 10/23/20

Posted on October 23, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Swedish virologist says her country’s COVID-19 strategy has failed, but nobody will admit it Evolutionary Biologists Need to Know about Charles Willson Peale’s Philadelphia Museum Fauci’s refusal to quit shouldn’t surprise anyone ‘Something Extremely Bad Is … Continue reading →

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It Didn’t Have to Be Like This

Posted on October 23, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

At all: Even though one could quibble about the precise estimates given population differences and other confounding factors, they simply can’t account for the magnitude of this failure: None of these estimates is without potential flaws. Crude mortality estimates such … Continue reading →

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Links 10/22/20

Posted on October 22, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Studies Point To Big Drop In COVID-19 Death Rates Georgina Mace (1953–2020). Pioneer of biodiversity accounting who overhauled the Red List of threatened species. The pernicious contagion of misinformation Extra Pounds May Raise Risk of Severe … Continue reading →

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