Monthly Archives: September 2022

Links 9/19/22

Posted on September 19, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Maryland Has Eradicated These Invasive 20-Lb. Swimming Rodents The Elusive Future of San Francisco’s Fog Flight of the Condors To study ancient seafarers, researcher built a replica ship — and sailed it When a face means … Continue reading →

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The Extremist’s Veto: What Happens If We Don’t Prosecute Trump?

Posted on September 19, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

When it comes to the topic of prosecuting former, twice-impeached Donald Trump, some asshole with a blog noted: Our political discourse is admitting that, if the left, construed broadly loses, then they might protest and do non-violent things, but if … Continue reading →

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Links 9/18/22

Posted on September 18, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Cats Give the Laws of Physics a Biiiiig Stretch Anti-Spike Mucosal IgA Protection against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Infection These fungi demand more pumpkin in their pumpkin spice lattes FDA approves Bluebird Bio gene therapy for lethal brain … Continue reading →

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Roadster

Posted on September 18, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of 17th and R Streets NW, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Links 9/17/22

Posted on September 17, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Long COVID Was a Preventable Tragedy. Some of Us Saw It Coming NASA Breakthrough as Rover Finds Strong Signal of Organic Matter on Mars Cracking the Case of the Giant Fern Genome COVID-19 and children Association … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It….

Posted on September 17, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Yoostabee The (Not-So) Implicit Threat of Violence by Right Wing Activists Republicans to Attempt to Ban Abortion in the U.S. Today A Disturbing Preprint About Long COVID

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Links 9/16/22

Posted on September 16, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Myopia Generation: Why do so many kids need glasses now? The Scientific Response to COVID-19: What Does the Biomedical Literature Say? The Long Haul: Inside one neurologist’s quest to solve the mystery of COVID’s most … Continue reading →

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Links 9/15/22

Posted on September 15, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Dear Mr. President: Seriously, please stop with these science “moonshots”: Science needs sustainable, boring growth, but we just get flashy ill-formed initiatives. (must-read) Starting a Revolution Isn’t Enough. CRISPR is changing the world—but it can do … Continue reading →

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Links 9/14/22

Posted on September 14, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Human genomics vs Clinical genomics Unraveling the Interplay of Omicron, Reinfections, and Long Covid Are Standing Desks a Waste of Time? The T. Rex Species Saga, Explained CDC warns about enterovirus in kids — and the … Continue reading →

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A Disturbing Preprint About Long COVID

Posted on September 14, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

There’s a recent preprint that describes the frequency of long COVID in a sample of 1,036 U.S. adults during the Omicron surge. The sample size isn’t great, though that’s more a reflection of our dysfunctional healthcare system* than it is … Continue reading →

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