Monthly Archives: July 2022

In Case You Missed It…

Posted on July 16, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Purple on White An Ultimate (Judicial) Veto Point It’s Time to Shut Down the Capital Beltway Kavanaugh and a Missed Opportunity to Protect Public Health Workers Sensible Democrats Are So Close A Senate COVID … Continue reading →

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Links 7/15/22

Posted on July 15, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Magnificent Hubble image of a cluster warping space and stripping gas Whose breath are you breathing? Edits to a cholesterol gene could stop the biggest killer on earth Is BA.5 the ‘Reinfection Wave’? NIH launches clinical … Continue reading →

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A Senate COVID Reality

Posted on July 15, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

There are many reasons why the geriatric age of many Senate Democrats (including some of the good ones!) is an issue, but it’s particularly a problem during a fucking pandemic as some asshole with a blogTwitter feed noted recently: If … Continue reading →

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Links 7/14/22

Posted on July 14, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Boston researchers may have found biomarker for long COVID Scientists Discover Dinosaur Species With Short Arms Amazon deforestation hits new record in Brazil NASA unveils first images from James Webb Space Telescope Lobsters Are Not Immortal … Continue reading →

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Sensible Democrats Are So Close

Posted on July 14, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

But still not getting it. In response to the anger by ‘activists’ rank-and-file Democrats over the Biden administration’s mealymouth and slow response* to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, former Obama White House official Jennifer Palmieri has thoughts (boldface mine): … Continue reading →

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Links 7/13/22

Posted on July 13, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Magnitude and determinants of SARS-CoV-2 household transmission: a longitudinal cohort study (note these findings are contradicted by a much larger Danish household study) The influence of the nasopharyngeal viral load on the spread of the Omicron … Continue reading →

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Kavanaugh and a Missed Opportunity to Protect Public Health Workers

Posted on July 13, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

One thing about the uproar about the denial of the unenumerated right to eat at Morton’s Steakhouse (for Supreme Court Justices anyway) that doesn’t sit well with me was the comparative lack of chatter when public health officials were receiving … Continue reading →

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Links 7/12/22

Posted on July 12, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Masks for COVID: Updating the evidence Effects of Previous Infection and Vaccination on Symptomatic Omicron Infections Hard Wired: How evolutionary psychology ended up at the heart of the culture wars Admit It, Squirrels Are Just Tree … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Shut Down the Capital Beltway

Posted on July 12, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Or at least limit it to one lane each way, with a top speed limit of 25 mph. I’ve proposed this before, but here’s a less snarky version (boldface mine): Reactive measures usually include some combination of grounding or pulling … Continue reading →

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Links 7/11/22

Posted on July 11, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The worst virus variant just arrived. The pandemic is not over. (1. We need a new Greek letter; 2. Most editorial boards can’t write about biology to save their lives) COVID State of Affairs: July 7 … Continue reading →

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