Monthly Archives: September 2023

Links 9/9/23

Posted on September 9, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Comprehensive New Amphibian Family Tree Revises Frog Evolution Timeline A golden egg? Mysterious shiny orb seen on seafloor off Alaska stumps ocean explorers SARS-CoV-2 Eris variant spreads faster and dodges immunity Study helps explain SARS-CoV-2 variants’ … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on September 9, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Grogu on P Happy Labor Day from Michigan Republicans The Contagious Disease That Shall Not Be Named–According to the NY Times The Failure to Ask about Long COVID: The BBC Edition Not Quite the … Continue reading →

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Links 9/8/23

Posted on September 8, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Estimate of COVID-19 Deaths, China, December 2022–February 2023 Mystery as Female Hammerhead Sharks Found Gathering Under Full Moon (mebbe it’s a coven of SHARK WITCHES casting a spell?) Fentanyl and heroin vaccine ready for human trials … Continue reading →

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COVID Surrealism at the U.S. Open

Posted on September 8, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Earlier this week, I blogged about the ‘mystery outbreak’ at the U.S. Open, and how it shouldn’t be a mystery at all: for about $12, the price of a box of 2 rapid antigen tests, one can determine if you … Continue reading →

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Links 9/7/23

Posted on September 7, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Teen Gators Are Getting Into Golf Nebraska nightmare: New tick biting us, making us allergic to … red meat. Wildlife and the inescapable impact of road noise Bird flu is undergoing changes that could increase the … Continue reading →

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Not Quite the Data I Had Hoped for: COVID in D.C.

Posted on September 7, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, we had some encouraging COVID wastewater concentration data for D.C. and neighboring Alexandria, VA. A large decline from the week prior, and an end to many weeks of 10-35% weekly increases. Which is good! That said, I noted: … Continue reading →

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Links 9/6/23

Posted on September 6, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why we need to address the Peruvian skeletons in the Smithsonian’s closet CDC warns doctors to look out for rare, deadly flesh-eating bacteria Escherichia coli Microcin B17 as a chassis for the development of novel antimicrobial … Continue reading →

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The Failure to Ask about Long COVID: The BBC Edition

Posted on September 6, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Recently, the BBC interviewed former NIAID director Tony Fauci about the prospects for COVID this fall and winter, and Fauci uttered: Even though you’ll find the vulnerable will will fall by the wayside, they’ll get infected, they’ll get hospitalized, and … Continue reading →

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Links 9/5/23

Posted on September 5, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The evolution of infectious transmission promotes the persistence of mcr-1 plasmids Increase in invasive group A streptococcal disease among Australian children coinciding with northern hemisphere surges Mild SARS-CoV-2 infection results in long-lasting microbiota instability SARS-CoV-2 within-host … Continue reading →

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The Contagious Disease That Shall Not Be Named–According to the NY Times

Posted on September 5, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

The NY Times recent coverage of a ‘mysterious’ illness sweeping through the U.S. Open in Forest Hills, NY is surreal. Here’s a taste (boldface mine): Jabeur, who reached the U.S. Open final last year, is among several players who have … Continue reading →

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