Monthly Archives: October 2020

In Case You Missed It…

Posted on October 17, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Why That Face? The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: It Just Got a Lot Worse 2020 Electoral Endorsements: National and D.C. Why Doesn’t Twitter Do This All the Time? New Myxococcus Species: Myxococcus WTF?

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Links 10/16/20

Posted on October 16, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Scientists have a powerful new tool for controlling the coronavirus: Its own genetic code. The United States, home to the world’s biggest outbreak, has failed to tap the technique’s full potential. (excellent, must-read) A multinational listeriosis … Continue reading →

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Links 10/15/20

Posted on October 15, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A call for diagnostic tests to report viral load The truth about CDC’s Covid-19 death rate — and the conspiracies undermining it Efficacy of face masks, neck gaiters and face shields for reducing the expulsion of … Continue reading →

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New Myxococcus Species: Myxococcus WTF?

Posted on October 15, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

OK, it’s not Myxococcus WTF, it’s called Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis (boldface mine): Members of the predatory Myxococcales (myxobacteria) possess large genomes, undergo multicellular development and produce diverse secondary metabolites, which are being actively prospected for novel drug discovery. To direct such … Continue reading →

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Links 10/14/20

Posted on October 14, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: What a Joe Biden presidency would mean for five key science issues ‘I Feel Like I Have Dementia’: Brain Fog Plagues Covid Survivors Who infected President Trump? This genetics tool could easily pinpoint the source (good … Continue reading →

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Why Doesn’t Twitter Do This All the Time?

Posted on October 14, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Starting October 20, the Twitterz will be different for the duration of the election (boldface mine): The changes will temporarily alter the look and feel of Twitter. The company will essentially give users a timeout, for example, before they can … Continue reading →

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Links 10/13/20

Posted on October 13, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Identify the Different Symptoms of the Flu and Covid-19 SARS-CoV-2 Cluster in Nursery, Poland Trump’s Covid-plagued White House proves testing alone can’t keep America safe The climate science behind this year’s wildfires and powerful storms The … Continue reading →

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2020 Electoral Endorsements: National and D.C.

Posted on October 13, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Which, as always, should be seen as an indication of how I’ll probably vote… Anyway, since lots of D.C. residents are voting early this year, there’s no time like the present to fire off some endorsements. One thing I’m going … Continue reading →

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Links 10/12/20

Posted on October 12, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘Disease Detectives’ on Contact Tracing a Reckless President She’s 13, and the Source of a Family’s Covid-19 Outbreak Pregnant women are likely to have mild covid-19 cases but suffer prolonged symptoms, study finds Hairy caterpillar, which … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: It Just Got a Lot Worse

Posted on October 12, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

I don’t think it’s hyperbole to state that, if D.C. can’t lower the prevalence of COVID-19 (and there doesn’t seem to be a concrete plan to do that), then it’s going to take off again. The city as a whole … Continue reading →

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