Monthly Archives: May 2022

Links 5/6/22

Posted on May 6, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant Transmission Within Households — Four U.S. Jurisdictions, November 2021–February 2022 COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Nursing Home Staff via Statewide Policy: The Mississippi Vaccinate or Test Out Policy Drug-resistant fungus could be spreading … Continue reading →

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What the End of Roe v. Wade Could Mean for the Mainland Colony of the District of Columbia

Posted on May 6, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

It could be really bad (boldface mine): Despite being a Democratic city where abortion rights have long been protected and promoted, the revelation of the draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade shocked elected officials — largely because any … Continue reading →

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Links 5/5/22

Posted on May 5, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Months After Infection, Some Patients Continue Shedding COVID-19 in Their Feces Antidepressants Work (Why You Can Ignore that Study Saying They Don’t) Prediction of antibiotic resistance evolution by growth measurement of all proximal mutants of beta-lactamase … Continue reading →

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The Economics (So Far) of Long COVID

Posted on May 5, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

And it’s not good (boldface mine): The goal of the research was to estimate the prevalence and cost of Long COVID. Here are some of the key findings: 22 million U.S. adults are living with Long Covid (LC) – close … Continue reading →

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Links 5/4/22

Posted on May 4, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Three early promising Covid-19 innovations that didn’t work. Babies die as congenital syphilis continues a decade-long surge The tick that makes people allergic to red meat is in D.C. Virus mutations aren’t slowing down. New omicron … Continue reading →

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Links 5/3/22

Posted on May 3, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The field of protein function prediction as viewed by different domain scientists From ‘biologically dead’ to chart-toppingly clean: how the Thames made an extraordinary recovery over 60 years Pigs can pass deadly superbugs to people, study … Continue reading →

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They Came for Abortion, and Likely Got It

Posted on May 3, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

A few weeks ago, I asked what the professional Democratic plan was when Republican justices struck down Roe v. Wade and turned abortion back to the states (at that point, it would be illegal in about twenty states). Of course, … Continue reading →

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Links 5/2/22

Posted on May 2, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Zoo and museum collaborations could alter how we think about animals Rescuing The Massive Swamp Our Country Depends On But Has Mostly Forgotten. Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin, the nation’s largest cypress swamp, nurtures an abundant ecosystem and … Continue reading →

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Biden’s and Fauci’s De Facto Answers About COVID Risk in a Time of Omicron

Posted on May 2, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, I asked, “Do Biden and Fauci Plan on Getting Omicron Themselves?“: This isn’t a gotcha question. Yes, Biden is the president and Fauci the head of NIAID and someone with considerable influence in the administration. But that’s … Continue reading →

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Links 5/1/22

Posted on May 1, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Protection by vaccines and previous infection against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 These Bloodworms Grow Copper Fangs and Have Bad Attitudes Long COVID Patients Say Doctors Are Ignoring Their Symptoms: Long COVID can be debilitating and … Continue reading →

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