Monthly Archives: December 2021

Hanukkah Bear

Posted on December 12, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of 15th and S Streets NW, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Links 12/11/21

Posted on December 11, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How vaccines reduce long COVID BNT162b2 Vaccine Booster and Mortality Due to Covid-19 Women Scientists Described A Culture Of Sexual Misconduct At The Smithsonian’s Tropical Research Institute The Coronavirus Attacks Fat Tissue, Scientists Find: The research … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on December 11, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Xmas on 19th Street The Discourse™ Still Isn’t Talking About Long COVID Jan. 6 Insurrection Sympathizers: Not a Minor Threat New Democrats and COVID Testing Reimbursement The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: With Delta … Continue reading →

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Links 12/10/21

Posted on December 10, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Reduced Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant by Vaccine Sera and monoclonal antibodies Is Omicron Ominous? The NIH director on why Americans aren’t getting healthier, despite medical advances SARS-CoV-2 evolved during advanced HIV disease immunosuppression has Beta-like … Continue reading →

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Finally, Long COVID Is Being Noticed

Posted on December 10, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

And more and more people are saying he’s doing an excellent job (sorry, I couldn’t resist). On a far more serious note, I’ve felt like I’ve been gaslit about the prospects of long COVID. As some asshole with a blog … Continue reading →

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Links 12/9/21

Posted on December 9, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Reduced neutralisation of the Delta (B.1.617.2) SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern following vaccination Evolution of ColE1-like plasmids across γ-Proteobacteria: From bacteriocin production to antimicrobial resistance Why Are There So Many Kinds of Phytoplankton? Considering what the world … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID-19 in D.C.: With Delta Like This, Who Needs Omicron?

Posted on December 9, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Hoo boy, did it. And there are bonus data issues too! 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 moderate threshold the CDC uses … Continue reading →

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Links 12/8/21

Posted on December 8, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Open Letter on K-12 Mathematics Honeybees Survived for Weeks Under Volcano Ash After Canary Islands Eruption COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Immunogenicity in Immunosuppressed Individuals Dr. Sherif R. Zaki, Acclaimed Disease Detective, Dies at 65 Duration of SARS-CoV-2 … Continue reading →

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New Democrats and COVID Testing Reimbursement

Posted on December 8, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

If one wants to understand why those who used to be called liberal Democrats, and now call themselves everything from progressives, to social democrats, to actual socialists just don’t like ‘moderate’/New Democrats, one only has to look at the Biden’s … Continue reading →

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Links 12/7/21

Posted on December 7, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How to Save the Prairie, Acre by Acre Genic Selection Within Prokaryotic Pangenomes Putative host origins of RNA insertions in SARS-CoV-2 genomes Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 harbors a unique insertion mutation of putative viral or human … Continue reading →

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