Monthly Archives: June 2023

Links 6/25/23

Posted on June 25, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Survey finds 8% Omicron-positivity rate after medical meeting (“…the researchers pointed out the much higher rate of positivity among attendees staying in private accommodations [versus hotels].”) Chance favors the prepared genomes: horizontal transfer shapes the emergence … Continue reading →

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Unfortunately, Not If Conservatives Have Their Way

Posted on June 25, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

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

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Links 6/24/23

Posted on June 24, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Pregnancy Risk That Doctors Won’t Mention. Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, is the leading infectious cause of birth defects. Why isn’t it better known? Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Coinfections Common in Severe COVID-19 Orca Rams Into Yacht Near Scotland … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on June 24, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week TWO weeks of Mad Biologist posts: That Seems Like a Lot Some Thoughts About That Indictment It’s Time to Call Out the Ridiculous Stupidity He’s Just an Insider Threat Program Announcement Debate Me, Bro #FirstClassSafe

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Links 6/23/23

Posted on June 23, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: 2023 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize Honors Pioneer in Computational Biology (David Lipman) Increase of Severe Pulmonary Infections in Adults Caused by M1UK Streptococcus pyogenes, Central Scotland, UK Should every correlation be published during the COVID-19 pandemic? … Continue reading →

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Links 6/22/23

Posted on June 22, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Scientists on Twitter head for the exit SARS-CoV-2 and the host-immune response Association of Culturable-Virus Detection and Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, California and Tennessee, 2020–2022 Protection From COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection Against COVID-19–Associated … Continue reading →

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#FirstClassSafe

Posted on June 22, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Consider this an anecdote from my recent Houston trip. While returning the ASM meeting (and how about next year we not hold it in states where those are pregnant can’t attend safely and also not over a federal holiday and … Continue reading →

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Links 6/21/23

Posted on June 21, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A retraction long overdue This man created our best chance of stopping the next pandemic but now he is under attack. Why? A database holding the genetic codes to the world’s most deadly viruses has fallen … Continue reading →

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Debate Me, Bro

Posted on June 21, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

While in Houston over the long weekend, I did manage to catch the whole ‘debate me bro’ harassment of Peter Hotez by anti-vaccination sympathizer and podcaster Joe Rogan. Dr Sky Skull blows apart the inanity of Rogan’s argument, so, fortunately, … Continue reading →

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Links 6/20/23

Posted on June 20, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Do scientists debate? Not like that they don’t (absolute must-read, accessible to non-specialists) FDA panel backs monovalent XBB switch for fall COVID vaccines Support for “doing your own research” is associated with COVID-19 misperceptions and scientific … Continue reading →

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