Monthly Archives: September 2022

Getting Boosted

Posted on September 8, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Today, I’ll be getting the snazzy new bivalent booster that incorporates the Omicron BA.4/5 spike protein (along with a flu shot). A few thoughts: I really hope this booster doesn’t drag me like the last three doses. 18-30 hours of … Continue reading →

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Links 9/7/22

Posted on September 7, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Arm race among closely-related carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clones Examination of SARS-CoV-2 In-Class Transmission at a Large Urban University With Public Health Mandates Using Epidemiological and Genomic Methodology The unusual story behind a newly identified dinosaur’s name … Continue reading →

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Arsonists, Firefighters, and Ersatz ‘Unity’

Posted on September 7, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the few advantages of stupid zombie arguments that just won’t die is you can quote pieces you’ve previously written. This, of course, is a post about President Biden’s supposed divisiveness. From some asshole with a blog two days … Continue reading →

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Links 9/6/22

Posted on September 6, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Gene editing could revive a nearly lost tree. Not everyone is on board. Once nearly extinct, bison are now climate heroes African Crater Adds an Asteroid Strike to the Late Dinosaur Era Could tiny blood clots … Continue reading →

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There Is No Neutral Position for the Department of Justice

Posted on September 6, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Sunday, the NY Times reported that the Department of Justice is debating whether or not to delay investigating Trump due to unwritten, informal policies (the norms!) about charging officials close to an election. This ignores the obvious reality that the … Continue reading →

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Links 9/5/22

Posted on September 5, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Risk of ‘brain fog’ and other conditions persists up to two years after Covid infection (paper here) People are ‘Hunting’ Invasive Spotted Lanternflies—And You Should, Too The Bigger This Fungus Gets, the Worse We’re Doing How … Continue reading →

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Flummoxed by Fascism (Except for Biden)

Posted on September 5, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, Lord Dark Brandon, aka “President Biden”, gave a speech in which he called out the American fascists in the Republican Party. As you might imagine the butthurt on display by Republicans and too many ‘centrists’ was enormous. Before … Continue reading →

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Links 9/4/22

Posted on September 4, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘It took everything’: the disease that can be contracted by breathing California’s air Genomes from a medieval mass burial show Ashkenazi-associated hereditary diseases pre-date the 12th century The curious case of the 471-day coronavirus infection Effectiveness … Continue reading →

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Caution

Posted on September 4, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

“Run, Jane, Run!”, by Consuelo Jiménez Underwood, observed at the Renwick Gallery, D.C.:

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Links 9/3/22

Posted on September 3, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Suggestive of Single Events of Spillover to Cattle, Germany Infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant 24 Days after Non-Omicron Infection, Pennsylvania, USA Fit-Tested N95 Masks Combined With Portable High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filtration Can Protect … Continue reading →

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