Monthly Archives: September 2021

Links 9/24/21

Posted on September 25, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Coronaviruses with a SARS-CoV-2-like receptor-binding domain allowing ACE2-mediated entry into human cells isolated from bats of Indochinese peninsula Wildfire threatens historic trees at Sequoia National Park. Fireproof blankets are the defense. Sorry, a Coronavirus Infection Might … Continue reading →

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Links 9/25/21

Posted on September 25, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Exploratory study of the global intent to accept COVID-19 vaccinations (U.S. results don’t account for race/ethnicity so…) Battalions of armyworms are chomping up fields across the nation — sometimes overnight Almost 10,000 people tested negative before … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on September 25, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Male Gaze Why We Need Vaccination Requirements: The Monoclonal Antibody Ignorance Edition Why We Need Vaccination Requirements: The South Dakota Edition The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: A High Plateau The Courage of Our … Continue reading →

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The ‘Centrist’ Canard

Posted on September 24, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

If you want to distract yourself from the ongoing pandemic, you always can take a break by looking at U.S. politics. One of the fictions that has been accepted as dogma for decades is that ‘centrist Democrats’ are savvier than … Continue reading →

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Links 9/23/21

Posted on September 23, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A vaccine veteran steps away from the NIH, looking out toward the world The Best Photos Taken Through Microscopes Will Blow You Away Recent Ebola outbreak emerged from someone infected 5 years earlier Infectious SARS-CoV-2 in … Continue reading →

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The Courage of Our COVID Convictions

Posted on September 23, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Earlier this week, I described the absurd simultaneous acceptance of monoclonal antibody therapy and distrust of the COVID-19 vaccines and the sharp partisan divide in South Dakota, in which Republicans think vitamins are more effective against COVID-19 than masking or … Continue reading →

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Links 9/22/21

Posted on September 22, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: What animals think of death ‘You bloody fool’: Duck mimics human sound during mating display Komodo Dragons Are Now Endangered and ‘Moving Toward Extinction’ A.I. Can Now Write Its Own Computer Code. That’s Good News for … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: A High Plateau

Posted on September 22, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Better than another week of increases though. Before we get to that, no wards are below the German rollback threshold of 50 new cases per 100,000 per week–which also is the threshold the CDC suggests schools for all grades can … Continue reading →

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Links 9/21/21

Posted on September 21, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How floating islands can make urban waterways green and clean Massive numbers of new COVID–19 infections, not vaccines, are the main driver of new coronavirus variants Dumpster diving in the VAERS database to find more COVID-19 … Continue reading →

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Why We Need Vaccination Requirements: The South Dakota Edition

Posted on September 21, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

From the Gret Stet of South Dakota comes a poll describing what South Dakotans think are effective measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Here’s what South Dakotan Democrats and Republicans think is effective: Just so there’s no mistake, South … Continue reading →

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