Monthly Archives: July 2022

An Ultimate (Judicial) Veto Point

Posted on July 11, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Of a sort. Looking at the reaction to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh being heckled by protestors while dining at Morton’s Steakhouse (lots of ‘dining at Morton’s isn’t a right enumerated in the Constitution’ jokes, along with a healthy dose … Continue reading →

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Links 7/10/22

Posted on July 10, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: At least 115 UK researchers to lose their ERC grants Delta reinfection risk low among unvaccinated children Parenteral mucosal chemokine adjuvant enhances synDNA vaccine-mediated peripheral and mucosal responses to SARS-CoV-2 and provides heterologous protection in vivo … Continue reading →

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Purple on White

Posted on July 10, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on 16th Street NW, between Corcoran and R, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Links 7/9/22

Posted on July 9, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How Animals See Themselves Young Trans Children Know Who They Are. A new study shows that gender-nonconforming kids who go on to transition already have a strong sense of their true identity—one that differs from their … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on July 9, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Say It A Fourth of July Reflection Is Abortion Different? We Still Have a Very Limited Idea of What Is Going on with the Pandemic We Need to Start Thinking About Editorial Boards The … Continue reading →

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Links 7/8/22

Posted on July 8, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Did COVID vaccine mandates work? What the data say The next epidemic may be here. The U.S. isn’t ready for it More Guns, More Unintended Consequences: The Effects of Right-to-Carry on Criminal Behavior and Policing in … Continue reading →

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The Biden Administration and Brown M&Ms

Posted on July 8, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

There’s a CNN piece going around about the internal troubles of the Biden administration. Most of it reads like an article that should be titled ‘All of the stuff people cranky with Biden told us’, but there is one disturbing … Continue reading →

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Links 7/7/22

Posted on July 7, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Mosaic RBD nanoparticles protect against challenge by diverse sarbecoviruses in animal models The cost of information acquisition by natural selection Evolution of Plasmid Mobility: Origin and Fate of Conjugative and Nonconjugative Plasmids Differences in self-perception of … Continue reading →

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We Need to Start Thinking About Editorial Boards

Posted on July 7, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Over the last week, the op-ed page of the New York Times (NYT) turned into a conflagrant trash receptacle, even more so than usual. Much of the well deserved ire was aimed at an anti-trans column that was barely disguised … Continue reading →

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Links 7/6/22

Posted on July 6, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A 16th century Escherichia coli draft genome associated with an opportunistic bile infection Orcas are eating great white sharks’ livers off South Africa’s coast Will There Be Enough Monkeypox Vaccine? A factory making Jynneos, the safest … Continue reading →

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