Monthly Archives: May 2023

Links 5/21/23

Posted on May 21, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Four challenges facing Biden’s nominee for NIH director We might be on the verge of an indoor air quality revolution Long-COVID’s crippling aftermath: Study reveals persistent symptoms severely impact quality of life, especially in women (paper … Continue reading →

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Regarding the Debt Ceilling, This Time Biden Really Is The Green Lantern

Posted on May 21, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

The Green Lantern? Or Dark Brandon? For those of you who follow U.S. politics too closely, during the attempts to keep the COVID safety expansion safe from the likes of Co-Chair of All Senate Committees Manchin and Manic Pixie Dream … Continue reading →

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Links 5/20/23

Posted on May 20, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: An Experiment Repeated 600 Times Finds Hints to Evolution’s Secrets Why Does This Cannibalistic Fish Keep Washing Ashore? The ‘Devil Bird’ Lands in New York, With More Likely to Come A Methodological Framework for Assessing the … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on May 20, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist links: The Difference Between Ordinary Assholes and Narcissists: The Tricia Cothom Edition Justice Thomas and the Chevron (Un)Defense We Seem to Have Given Up on COVID Prevalence A Cohort of Scientists Is About to Be … Continue reading →

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Links 5/19/23

Posted on May 19, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Multinational Outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes Infections Linked to Enoki Mushrooms Imported from the Republic of Korea 2016-2020 Scientists Unveil a More Diverse Human Genome ‘Freaky-looking’ fanged fishes found on Oregon beaches Sleep apnea raises risk of … Continue reading →

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Links 5/18/23

Posted on May 18, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Scientists criticise Nasa for scaling back mission to explore beyond Pluto CDC sets first target for indoor air ventilation to prevent spread of Covid-19 Canadian ‘Super Pigs’ Threaten Minnesota. How Will the State Respond? 9 of … Continue reading →

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A Cohort of Scientists Is About to Be Crushed

Posted on May 18, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

I find it remarkable that Science Twitter isn’t in absolute panic over the likely capitulation by the Biden administration* to House Republicans regarding the debt ceiling. If Republicans get their way, we’re looking at 22 percent cuts in all non-military, … Continue reading →

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Links 5/17/23

Posted on May 17, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Saving time and money in biomedical publishing: the case for free-format submissions with minimal requirements Can You Pick a ‘Murder Hornet’ Out of a Lineup? Researchers track antimicrobial resistance in E. coli isolated from swine Long … Continue reading →

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We Seem to Have Given Up on COVID Prevalence

Posted on May 17, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

With the ending of the COVID public health emergency and the resulting change in reported CDC COVID-related data, it’s clear we’re flying blind here. At this point, the only meaningful data we have are wastewater data, and, as I’ve noted … Continue reading →

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Links 5/16/23

Posted on May 16, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Convergent evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants leading to the emergence of BQ.1.1 variant A frightening virus is killing a massive number of wild birds At least 2 cases of drug-resistant ringworm infections found in the U.S., … Continue reading →

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