Monthly Archives: May 2021

Links 5/31/21

Posted on May 31, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The octopus is officially having a moment. This aquarist has been in awe of them for years. Babesiosis, a dangerous tick-borne infection that attacks red blood cells, appears to be a growing problem How the amazing … Continue reading →

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There Are Important Policy Issues Regarding the Lab Leak Hypothesis

Posted on May 31, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

But they’re not being discussed. Over the last couple of weeks, the ‘lab leak hypothesis’, which claims that COVID-19 escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (or some other Chinese facility) and didn’t jump from an animal host to people, … Continue reading →

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Links 5/30/21

Posted on May 30, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Up to 8,700 patients died after catching Covid in English hospitals (nosocomial COVID is a problem) New Diagnostic Tool Predicts The Risk of Alzheimer’s With Astonishing Accuracy of 90% Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against the B.1.617.2 … Continue reading →

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Daisies

Posted on May 30, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on 19th Street between R and Riggs, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Links 5/29/21

Posted on May 29, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Trends in Prescribing of Antibiotics and Drugs Investigated for COVID-19 Treatment in U.S. Nursing Home Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic How Inevitable Is the Concept of Numbers? Immunity to the Coronavirus May Persist for Years, Scientists … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on May 29, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist links: Street Proverbs Most Coups Look Silly Unless They Succeed The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: Getting Closer to the Good Place We Can’t Really Restart the Economy Until We Restart Transit Senate Democrats Do … Continue reading →

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Links 5/28/21

Posted on May 28, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A global metagenomic map of urban microbiomes and antimicrobial resistance The Farmer Trying to Save Italy’s Ancient Olive Trees The 1,000-Year Secret That Made Betta Fish Beautiful What scientists know about new, fast-spreading coronavirus variants The … Continue reading →

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Listen to David Faris

Posted on May 28, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

To follow on yesterday’s post, here’s political scientist David Faris on the absolute need for voting rights and electoral reform (boldface mine): So 2020 felt like a test run. The plot to overturn the 2020 election never had a real … Continue reading →

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Links 5/27/21

Posted on May 27, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Controversial ivermectin added to University of Minnesota COVID-19 drug trial Once Nearly Extinct, The Florida Panther Is Making A Comeback No one tool to rule them all: Prokaryotic gene prediction tool performance is highly dependent on … Continue reading →

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Senate Democrats Do Not Understand the Urgency of the Moment

Posted on May 27, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve made this point before, but it bears some repetition (boldface mine): Suffice it to say, a concerted right-wing effort really is under way to limit popular democracy and suppress votes. So what are Democrats doing about it? In a … Continue reading →

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