Monthly Archives: December 2022

Links 12/26/22

Posted on December 26, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The episodic resurgence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 virus Inside the Brain of an Octopus. The brain of an octopus has some similarities to humans, and shows many signs of high intelligence. Long-COVID Sufferers Are … Continue reading →

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Elongated Muskrat, I Want Smellovision

Posted on December 26, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m absolutely fascinated, in a car wreck kind of way, watching Elongated Muskrat repeatedly punch himself in the nuts. Not only is elon stonks go down (aka ‘Tesla share prices are dropping’), but he seems to be crappifying Twitter at … Continue reading →

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Links 12/25/22

Posted on December 25, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Gut Yontif to those celebrating! Links for you. Science: Scientists Overlooked the Snake Clitoris, Until Now An Ancient ‘Horizon Calendar’ Comes Into View Over Mexico City Mild COVID-19 imprints a long-term inflammatory eicosanoid- and chemokine memory in monocyte-derived macrophages The … Continue reading →

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Go-Go

Posted on December 25, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the Martin Luther King Library, D.C.:

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Links 12/24/22

Posted on December 24, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘Space hurricanes’ swirling over the Earth surprise scientists Tiny urban woodlands, big biodiversity RSV wave hammers hospitals — but vaccines and treatments are coming Notes from the Field: Burkholderia pseudomallei Detected in a Raccoon Carcass Linked … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on December 24, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Two Girls All I Want for Christmas… The Great Gatsby of 2022 The Downside of Internet Fragmentation Professional Democrats: The People Who Reward Their Supporters by Kicking Them in the Nuts

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Links 12/23/22

Posted on December 23, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The mud-dwelling clam Meretrix petechialis secretes endogenously synthesized erythromycin (?!?) Panulirus ornatus is a large spiny lobster with 11 larval stages. It migrates annually from the Torres Strait to Yule Island in the Gulf of Papua … Continue reading →

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Professional Democrats: The People Who Reward Their Supporters by Kicking Them in the Nuts

Posted on December 23, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

This is unfuckingbelievable (boldface mine): When Chief Judge Janet DiFiore abruptly resigned from New York’s highest court in July, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul got the opportunity to reshape the bench, and to finally end the reign of the conservative majority. … Continue reading →

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Links 12/22/22

Posted on December 22, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Raina Macintyre and I wrote a letter to Annals of Internal Medicine on the very flawed N95 vs medical mask trial. Effectiveness of Bivalent mRNA Vaccines in Preventing Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection — Increasing Community Access to … Continue reading →

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Links 12/21/22

Posted on December 21, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: I have been agnostic about the role immune injury has played in this phenomenon but I think it’s getting harder and harder to ignore as the most likely explanation. Phycomyces blakesleeanus sporangiophores exhibit both phototropic growth … Continue reading →

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