Monthly Archives: December 2022

Links 12/11/22

Posted on December 11, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The host phylogeny determines viral infectivity and replication across Staphylococcus host species Trends in Cases, Hospitalization and Mortality Related to the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 Sub-Variants in South Africa Study on masks vs N95 respirators for health workers … Continue reading →

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Old School SUV

Posted on December 11, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

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

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Links 12/10/22

Posted on December 10, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How to think like an aerosol scientist this holiday season to stay healthy While researchers were exploring hydrothermal vent fields, ROV SuBastian came across this squid that appeared to be brooding eggs. The polar dinosaurs revealing … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on December 10, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Red Leaf COVID Prevalence in D.C. Finally, the CDC Asks People to Wear Masks Interrupting Our Lives for Hallucinations Has Been Happening for a Very Long Time Warnock Wins Masking and Communications

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Links 12/9/22

Posted on December 9, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Unclearing Microscopy Meet the Mice Who Make the Forest The new Covid wave. It’s across most of the planet now. Delving into why, what to expect, and what we can do about it. The science behind … Continue reading →

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Links 12/8/22

Posted on December 8, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Covid vaccine trials didn’t monitor menstrual changes. Researchers say it’s part of a bigger problem. Gradual emergence followed by exponential spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Africa (note that there’s some reasons to think this … Continue reading →

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Masking and Communications

Posted on December 8, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

To follow up on Tuesday’s post about the CDC very tentatively asking people to mask, the legacy media have a role to play here too. There’s no reason why they couldn’t have led with headlines like “Faced with hospitalization surge, … Continue reading →

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Links 12/7/22

Posted on December 7, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Two minerals never before been seen on Earth found inside 17-ton meteorite In praise of research in fundamental biology COVID-19 and Excess All-Cause Mortality in the US and 20 Comparison Countries, June 2021-March 2022 Shifts in … Continue reading →

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Warnock Wins

Posted on December 7, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

This is good. It helps with a whole bunch of procedural issues, such as appointing more judges. Of course, if professional Democrats hadn’t fucked up in multiple ways regarding the House, we would be much better off. One thing that … Continue reading →

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Links 12/6/22

Posted on December 6, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Emergence and Evolutionary Response of Vibrio cholerae to Novel Bacteriophage, Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa bureaucracy makes scientific conferences inaccessible for too many researchers Long-term immune protection against SARS-CoV-2 escape variants upon a single vaccination … Continue reading →

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