Monthly Archives: December 2021

Some People Who Believe They Were Being Cautious Weren’t as Cautious as They Believed They Were Being

Posted on December 22, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Admittedly, the only way for that post title to be more confusing would have been to add a couple of double negatives, but the point still stands. Most people probably weren’t being as rigorous as they thought they were–and importantly, … Continue reading →

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Links 12/21/21

Posted on December 21, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa Why Paxlovid is a Just-in-Time Breakthrough The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb The scientist in Botswana who identified omicron was saddened by the world’s … Continue reading →

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Manchin Was Negotiating in Bad Faith All Along

Posted on December 21, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

So this came across the transom–and most establishment Democrats belatedly agree with it: Manchin on WV radio saying he knew from the beginning he wouldn't support BBB, but let Democrats negotiate. That he got to his "wits end" after staff … Continue reading →

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Links 12/20/21

Posted on December 20, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Rare VRSA infection confirmed in Caldwell County marks only 16th case in America How Ominous Is the Omicron Variant (B.1.1.529)? (ASM roundup) Millipedes Have Been Living a Lie. No known creature actually had 1,000 legs—until now. … Continue reading →

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Why We Need a Universal Healthcare System: The Inability to Count Edition

Posted on December 20, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve been writing about this for years, but our healthcare debate isn’t about healthcare per se, it’s about healthcare insurance. That is, the money is the easy part (even though the U.S. political system and actors within it go out … Continue reading →

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Links 12/19/21

Posted on December 19, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Beaver Dams Mean No Love Lost for Canada’s Emblematic Animal Neandertals were the first hominids to turn forest into grassland 125,000 years ago Antibiotic Use in US Farm Animals Was Falling. Now It’s Not The U.S. … Continue reading →

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We Are Like Iron, Like Steel

Posted on December 19, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

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

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Links 12/18/21

Posted on December 18, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Evaluation of Test to Stay Strategy on Secondary and Tertiary Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in K–12 Schools — Lake County, Illinois, August 9–October 29, 2021 Evaluation of a Test to Stay Strategy in Transitional Kindergarten Through Grade … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on December 18, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Hanukkah Bear Omicron Changes Either Everything or Nothing Blaming Everyone but Themselves The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: It’s Increasing Again We Are Nearly Two Years into This Mess and We Still Don’t Get … Continue reading →

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Links 12/17/21

Posted on December 17, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How the mixed-race mestizo myth warped science in Latin America New species of bacteria named after Singapore Latest on Omicron Variant and COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Challenges in inferring intrinsic severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant from early … Continue reading →

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