Monthly Archives: November 2022

In Case You Missed It…

Posted on November 19, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Seemed to Have Worked Out OK We’re Not Done with the Senate: We Need Warnock to Win A Post in Which I Concern Troll Republicans Meanwhile, COVID Is Still Hurting the Economy Just a … Continue reading →

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Links 11/18/22

Posted on November 18, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: SARS-CoV-2 Virus Dynamics in Recently Infected People—Data From a Household Transmission Study Getting funded in a highly fluctuating environment: Shifting from excellence to luck and timing COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations Among U.S. Infants Aged

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Links 11/17/22

Posted on November 17, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Omicron BA.2 tied to more symptoms and, rarely, brain swelling in kids Core Defense Hotspots within Pseudomonas aeruginosa are a consistent and rich source of anti-phage defense systems Honey bee life spans are 50% shorter today … Continue reading →

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Just a Minor Existential Threat

Posted on November 17, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

With all of the Republican post-mortems regarding the 2022 election, it’s still amazing they don’t recognize the elephant in the room (SWIDT?): White Christian supremacy. Which brings us to this election day poll of American Jews (boldface mine): The Election … Continue reading →

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Links 11/16/22

Posted on November 16, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The New Covid Boosters Are Incredible, and Everyone Should Get One The $6 Billion Shot at Making New Antibiotics—Before the Old Ones Fail Crypto company’s collapse strands scientists DC hospital tracks ‘rapidly increasing numbers’ of flu … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, COVID Is Still Hurting the Economy

Posted on November 16, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the weird things in The Discourse is how many pundits et alia have decided that waves of COVID, not to mention other respiratory viruses, somehow don’t affect the economy (boldface mine): Researchers say the virus is having a … Continue reading →

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Links 11/15/22

Posted on November 15, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Asteroids! Solar Storms! Nukes! Climate Calamity! Killer Robots! America has an earthquake early-warning system now — on your phone Your Cat Might Not Be Ignoring You When You Speak A potent, broadly protective vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 … Continue reading →

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A Post in Which I Concern Troll Republicans

Posted on November 15, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Because REPUBLICANS ARE IN DISARRAY. As you might imagine, there is much wailing and gnashing of teeth on the Republican side of the aisle (though professional Democrats in New York really sucked ass–not everything is perfect), in light of their … Continue reading →

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Links 11/14/22

Posted on November 14, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: High prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in pregnant women, after the second wave of infections in the inner city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa ‘Immunity debt’: Why experts say this new term promotes COVID-19 ‘misinformation’ Pan-vaccine … Continue reading →

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We’re Not Done with the Senate: We Need Warnock to Win

Posted on November 14, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

The good news is that it appears Democrats will have at least fifty seats in the Senate (out of one hundred). With Vice President Harris as the tie-breaker (the vice president can break ties in the Senate, and is the … Continue reading →

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