Monthly Archives: November 2021

Yellow Ginkgo

Posted on November 21, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

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

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Links 11/20/21

Posted on November 20, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why this 300 million-year-old fossil discovered in Utah has the paleontology world buzzing Invasive pythons slither north in Florida Everglades: May mean snake ‘population is expanding’ Exploring bacterial diversity via a curated and searchable snapshot of … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on November 20, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Endorse Holidays Plan and COVID According to the Mad Biologist Republicans Are Going to Demagogue on This Policy Not Happy with D.C.’s New COVID Rules The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: Getting Worse, and … Continue reading →

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Links 11/19/21

Posted on November 19, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: There Are Sharks in the River Thames SARS-CoV-2 reinfection associates with unstable housing and occurs in the presence of antibodies 8 lingering questions about the new Covid pills from Merck and Pfizer COVID-19 surge fueled by … Continue reading →

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Oceans as Barren Deserts

Posted on November 19, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Many moons ago, I noted this about Boston’s annual display of a fish weir, which is a glorified fence used to catch fish–yes, a fence: Every year, a fishweir is reconstructed on the Boston Common (more information is available here). … Continue reading →

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Links 11/18/21

Posted on November 18, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Evolutionary Quirk That Allows Antarctica’s Icefish To Survive Extreme Cold ‘Overwhelmed’: Flu cases spike at FSU, Florida A&M Built-in defences: Viral genomes embedded in the DNA of plankton may protect the microscopic sea organisms against … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: Getting Worse, and Relaxing Masking Can’t Help

Posted on November 18, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

But before we get to that (again), only Ward 3 is below the German rollback threshold of 50 new cases per 100,000 per week–which also is the moderate threshold the CDC uses (0.05% in the second column below; n/a is … Continue reading →

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Links 11/17/21

Posted on November 17, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Potentially long-lasting effects of the pandemic on scientists A Cancer-Quashing Microbe Emerges from the Deep Glowing viruses allow San Antonio researchers to track how COVID-19 spreads in real time The U.K. is on its way to … Continue reading →

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Not Happy with D.C.’s New COVID Rules

Posted on November 17, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

At all. Since D.C. didn’t release any ward-level data, hopefully I’ll be able to post something about that tomorrow. Anyway, back to D.C.’s new COVID rules. To review (boldface mine): Starting next Monday, D.C. will no longer require mask-wearing in … Continue reading →

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Links 11/16/21

Posted on November 16, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Presumed Extinct Tentacled Butterfly Ray Is Found St. Louis Zoo reports 8 big cats tested positive for COVID-19 Is Long COVID Even Real? (yes) Air Pollution Disproportionately Affects DC’s Black Residents, Says NASA CDC Hasn’t Updated … Continue reading →

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