Monthly Archives: September 2022

Links 9/13/22

Posted on September 13, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Gulf of Maine is simmering, but its lobsters seem fine — for now Monkeypox cases decline, but ethnic and racial disparities persist Selective whole-genome amplification reveals population genetics of Leishmania braziliensis directly from patient skin … Continue reading →

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Republicans to Attempt to Ban Abortion in the U.S. Today

Posted on September 13, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Or so multiple news reports say. Later today, Senator and member of the political wing of the Proud Boys Lindsey Graham will introduce a bill, the “Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act.” This would enact a national ban … Continue reading →

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Links 9/12/22

Posted on September 12, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Spiders Are Caught in a Global Web of Misinformation Battery made of aluminum, sulfur and salt proves fast, safe and low-cost How long covid reshapes the brain — and how we might treat it: The good … Continue reading →

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The (Not-So) Implicit Threat of Violence by Right Wing Activists

Posted on September 12, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, right wing activists in Idaho ramped up their campaign of intimidation (boldface mine): One of the memes being passed around on right-wing social media this week shows a man loading a revolver with the text, “Can’t expect God … Continue reading →

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Links 9/11/22

Posted on September 11, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations Among Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Adults 18 Years or Older in 13 US States, January 2021 to April 2022 One Data Point Can Beat Big Data What Makes Your Brain Different From a Neanderthal’s? China … Continue reading →

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Yoostabee

Posted on September 11, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Seemed appropriate for the day. Observed at the Renwick Gallery, D.C.:

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Links 9/10/22

Posted on September 10, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Cutting COVID isolation and mask mandates will mean more damage to business and health in the long run The Summer Everyone Saw the Sharks. After a season of bites, panicked beaches, and annoyed researchers, it’s clear … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on September 10, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Caution Flummoxed by Fascism (Except for Biden) There Is No Neutral Position for the Department of Justice Arsonists, Firefighters, and Ersatz ‘Unity’ Getting Boosted

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Links 9/9/22

Posted on September 9, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Whole-Genome Sequencing Surveillance and Machine Learning of the Electronic Health Record for Enhanced Healthcare Outbreak Detection Covid forecast: Major fall surge unlikely, but variants are a wild card Ferns finally get a genome, revealing a history … Continue reading →

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Links 9/8/22

Posted on September 8, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Orthopoxvirus Testing Challenges for Persons in Populations at Low Risk or Without Known Epidemiologic Link to Monkeypox — United States, 2022 Clinical implementation of routine whole-genome sequencing for hospital infection control of multi-drug resistant pathogens Clinical … Continue reading →

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