Monthly Archives: October 2020

Links 10/6/20

Posted on October 6, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How amino acids got their names Aspirin, sodium benzoate and sodium salicylate reverse resistance to colistin in Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa What Are the Chances Trump Gave Biden COVID-19 at the Debate? One in Seven Dire … Continue reading →

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Arrogance, Willful Ignorance, and Accountability: The Night of the Long COVID

Posted on October 6, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve been meaning to get to this post by Steve M. at No More Mr. Nice Blog (boldface mine): One of the lessons Republicans — and the plutocrats they serve — have learned over the past few decades is that … Continue reading →

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Links 10/5/20

Posted on October 5, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Parrots removed from UK wildlife park after they started swearing at customers Trends Among School-Aged Children — United States, March 1–September 19, 2020. Work Environment Surrounding COVID-19 Outbreak in Call Center, South Korea Impact of Social … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: A Little Better, but Ward 5 and a Prominent Local Politician Are in Trouble

Posted on October 5, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Before we get to the medical status of a prominent local politician, D.C. had a slight improvement this week, with the city as a whole and every ward, except for Ward 5, below the German rollback threshold of 50 new … Continue reading →

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Links 10/4/20

Posted on October 4, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Epidemiology and transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in two Indian states (good commentary here and here) Epidemiological Correlates of PCR Cycle Threshold Values in the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 This biologist helped trace SARS to bats. Now, he’s … Continue reading →

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Big Red

Posted on October 4, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of 17th and Swann Streets NW, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Links 10/3/20

Posted on October 3, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A stunning sea angel (Clione sp.) hovering under White Sea ice. Nearly 3 dozen local COVID patients said their symptoms preceded the Houston region’s first confirmed case, data shows ‘Game Changing’ 15-Minute Covid-19 Test Cleared in … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on October 3, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist links: Voices The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: Some Improvement, but Still Not There When Certain Religions Are No Longer Primus Inter Pares My HAWT TAEK on Last Night’s Debate Accountability and the Filibuster When … Continue reading →

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Links 10/2/20

Posted on October 2, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The US Excess Mortality Rate from COVID-19 Is Substantially Worse than Europe’s The Origins of Coca: Museum Genomics Reveals Multiple Independent Domestications from Progenitor Erythroxylum gracilipes Corralling the Facts on Herd Immunity The impact of COVID-19 … Continue reading →

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When Campbell’s Law Collides with COVID-19

Posted on October 2, 2020 by mikethemadbiologist

For those who aren’t familiar with Campbell’s Law: “The more any quantitative social indicator is used for social decision-making, the more subject it will be to corruption pressures and the more apt it will be to distort and corrupt the … Continue reading →

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