Monthly Archives: May 2022

Links 5/21/22

Posted on May 21, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Historical contingency drives compensatory evolution and rare reversal of phage resistance Limit of Detection for Rapid Antigen Testing of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta Variants of Concern Using Live-Virus Culture Surgeons, Infectious Diseases, and Twitter Hit … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on May 21, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Wall, Abstract Even the Washington Post Understands Long COVID Two Questions That Likely Won’t Be Asked at Tomorrow’s COVID Task Force Press Conference We’ve Created a False Tradeoff Between Promoting Vaccination and Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions … Continue reading →

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Links 5/20/22

Posted on May 20, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Flu vaccine could cut COVID risk: Health-care workers who got the influenza vaccine were also protected from COVID-19 — but the effect might not last long. The Ocean’s Biggest Garbage Pile Is Full of Floating Life … Continue reading →

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We’re Suffering from “Pandemic Fatigue” Too, Assholes

Posted on May 20, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Very uncivil, I know… In many stories, columns, or blog posts, we often encounter the phrase “pandemic fatigue.” Pandemic fatigue is meant to describe how people no longer want to wear masks or do other things to protect people. Of … Continue reading →

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Links 5/19/22

Posted on May 19, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The risk of COVID-19 death is much greater and age dependent with type I IFN autoantibodies Omicron caused spike in breathing condition in babies and toddlers, study finds. Omicron’s predilection for upper airway may pose unique … Continue reading →

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A Quick Observation About the Pennsylvania Democratic Primary

Posted on May 19, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

And it’s an observation because it doesn’t even rise to the level of a HAWT TAEK! In Pennsylvania Tuesday night, John Fetterman demolished establishment and one-time Manchin wannabee candidate Conor Lamb. It’s seen as part of a triumph of progressive … Continue reading →

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Links 5/18/22

Posted on May 18, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: SARS-CoV-2 in Exhaled Aerosol Particles from COVID-19 Cases and Its Association to Household Transmission How life could have arisen on an ‘RNA world’ The Answer to Stopping the Coronavirus May Be Up the Nose Deep Sea … Continue reading →

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We’ve Created a False Tradeoff Between Promoting Vaccination and Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions

Posted on May 18, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

And it didn’t need to happen, and we should stop. One of the things I’ve noticed over the last eighteen months is a reluctance to claim that vaccination, while incredibly beneficial, doesn’t stop everything, since that would be interpreted as … Continue reading →

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Links 5/17/22

Posted on May 17, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Tainted Baby-Formula Risk Was Seen Months Before Abbott’s Recall NASA’s Mars helicopter was supposed to fly five times. It’s flown 28. The Colorado River Is In Crisis, And It’s Getting Worse Every Day The ‘five pandemics’ … Continue reading →

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Two Questions That Likely Won’t Be Asked at Tomorrow’s COVID Task Force Press Conference

Posted on May 17, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Because the political press corps, which will be featured front and center, knows nothing about the topic at hand, and thus sucks at its job (though I suppose that’s par for the course akshually!). Anyway, tomorrow the COVID Task Force … Continue reading →

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