Monthly Archives: March 2021

Links 3/26/21

Posted on March 26, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Replicative fitness SARS-CoV-2 20I/501Y.V1 variant in a human reconstituted bronchial epithelium Interferon Resistance of Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants Why Oumuamua, the Interstellar Visitor, Looks Eerily Familiar Experts wonder why younger people seem to be getting sicker with … Continue reading →

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We Have Never Understood the Significance of Prevalence

Posted on March 26, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

I realize “we” is an overstatement, but a recent story about Americans who won’t eat out or fly until herd immunity arrives illustrates a very important point (boldface mine): A growing share of Americans would feel safe resuming activities like … Continue reading →

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Links 3/25/21

Posted on March 25, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 genomes are currently circulating at low levels Vaccinated mothers pass covid antibodies to babies in utero and through breastmilk, early studies show How we discovered a hidden world of fungi inside the world’s biggest … Continue reading →

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Why We Need More Backward Contact Tracing (Brief Thoughts on Schools)

Posted on March 25, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, some asshole with a blog had this to say about backward contact tracing: The real question isn’t what happened within the family–that’s obvious. These also are the cases that are easy for D.C. to detect because the … Continue reading →

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Links 3/24/21

Posted on March 24, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is Found to Be 79% Effective in U.S. Study (press release here; the feds disagree) FDA Proposal Will Not Sufficiently Curb Injudicious Use of Antibiotics in Food Animals Protecting Lions Helps the Whole … Continue reading →

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A 21st Century Cross of Gold

Posted on March 24, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

You might remember form your high school history (for the U.S.-ians, anyway) Democratic Senator William Jennings Bryan’s speech about a “cross of gold“, in which he argued that bimetalism–moving from a gold standard to a gold and silver standard–would bring … Continue reading →

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Links 3/23/21

Posted on March 23, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Difference in SARS-CoV-2 attack rate between children and adults may reflect bias White House appoints former NOAA leader Jane Lubchenco to key climate change role He tried to save a rare parrot. It cost him his … Continue reading →

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U.S. Politics in One Figure

Posted on March 23, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Well, not all of it. But this figure from Pew pretty much sums up the Republican Party: You’ll note Republicans believe that white people and evangelicals are discriminated against as much as black people. As I’ve noted in a different … Continue reading →

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Links 3/22/21

Posted on March 22, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: SARS-CoV-2 transmission without symptoms Why the Pandemic Experts Failed (bad title, good points about data) Federal Testing Data’s Last Mile Scores of songbirds are dying across the Bay Area. Your bird feeder might be the reason … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: A Real Decline

Posted on March 22, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Now we just have to hope that spring breakers, St. Patrick’s Day revelers, and March Madness watchers don’t reverse the good trend. That said, the entire city and all wards, except Ward 3, are still well above the German rollback … Continue reading →

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