Monthly Archives: September 2021

Watermelon and Pineapple

Posted on September 5, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Q Street NW, between 11th and 12th, NW, Logan Circle, D.C.:

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Links 9/4/21

Posted on September 4, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Pandemic’s Hidden Toll Is Revealed in Excess Death Counts (paper here) COVID Vaccines Show No Signs of Harming Fertility or Sexual Function Study: Patients, not staff, source of most hospital COVID spread Apes say hello … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on September 4, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Box of Mask When the New York Times Misses the Story About Gov. DeSantis and COVID Statesmen Versus Salesmen: Nothing Has Changed The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: A Massive Surge ‘Stovepiping’ COVID Preprints … Continue reading →

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Links 9/3/21

Posted on September 3, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Saved by a Bucket, but Can the Owens Pupfish Survive? A lucky few seem ‘resistant’ to Covid-19. Scientists want to know why Do Delta ‘breakthroughs’ really mean vaccine protection is waning, and are boosters the answer? … Continue reading →

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We Still Need to Go Backwards on Contract Tracing

Posted on September 3, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Last November, some asshole with a blog noted this about the absence of backwards contract tracing in D.C.: Regular followers of my cataloging the COVID-19 statistics for D.C. will know that I routinely argue that we still don’t understand the … Continue reading →

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Links 9/2/21

Posted on September 2, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Virological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infections in health care workers (seems like there are fewer infectious particles in vaccinated people; remember, though, one study is an interesting finding and needs confirmation) Rome’s iconic pines, hit … Continue reading →

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‘Stovepiping’ COVID Preprints and the Punditocracy

Posted on September 2, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, I wrote about how people, especially those not trained in biology, can ‘misthink’ about biology. Given that The Discourse has spent the last week making the same fucking stupid pro-war arguments from 2001, I was reminded of … Continue reading →

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Links 9/1/21

Posted on September 1, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why You Might Want an mRNA Booster Shot, In One Simple Graphic: Booster shots may be coming to the US soon, for better or worse. This Rattlesnake Dares You to Call Its Bluff. Scientists designed a … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: A Massive Surge

Posted on September 1, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

And, unfortunately, it’s in COVID-19, not in vaccination. 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 … Continue reading →

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