Monthly Archives: December 2023

The State of COVID in D.C.*: We’re Back to the January 2023 Peak

Posted on December 26, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

*And by D.C., I mean Alexandria, VA, because the publicly available D.C. data don’t seem to be collected anymore. Well, technically wer’re at ‘only’ 94% of the January 2023 season peak: With an increase from 901 copies/ml to 1,230 copies/ml, … Continue reading →

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Links 12/25/23

Posted on December 25, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Gut Yontif to the Pontiff, and to anyone else celebrating today! Science: Ancient chicken remains reveal the origins of virulence in Marek’s disease virus (good explainer thread here) A New Look at P Values for Randomized Clinical Trials Genomic evidence … Continue reading →

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USBG Trains 2023

Posted on December 25, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

As they do every winter, the U.S. Botanic Garden has trains running through a diorama made from plant parts. This year’s theme is pollinators. Enjoy! Blue tailed day gecko Black and white ruffed lemur Chocolate midge Eastern pygmy possum MOAR … Continue reading →

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Links 12/24/23

Posted on December 24, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Long COVID: Alice Evans, Brucellosis, and Reflections on Infectious Causes of Chronic Disease (excellent, accessible to non-experts) Vaccines reduce the risk of long COVID in children. A study shows that US children who received mRNA COVID-19 … Continue reading →

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Links 12/23/23

Posted on December 23, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: An overview on viral interference during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic The Sahara Desert Used To Be a Green Savannah and New Research Explains Why A Systematic Review Of COVID-19 Misinformation Interventions: Lessons Learned Good news on COVID-19 may … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on December 23, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: What People Are Watching (on Netflix) Some Quick Thoughts About That Colorado Decision The State of COVID in D.C.*: It’s Getting Worse A Couple More Thoughts About the Colorado Decision

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Links 12/22/23

Posted on December 22, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Project NextGen is ignoring new COVID-19 antivirals when we need them most (I would prefer prioritizing intranasal vaccines, but we shouldn’t neglect antivirals) Cybersecurity of Genomic Data (NIST) Colon cancer is rising in young Americans. It’s … Continue reading →

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A Couple More Thoughts About the Colorado Decision

Posted on December 22, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

To follow up from this earlier post about the Colorado Supreme Court decision to toss Trump off the primary (and presumably general) ballot: We need to remember–and remind people–that the CO Supreme Court didn’t throw Trump off the ballot because … Continue reading →

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Links 12/21/23

Posted on December 21, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: fosA7: a silent fosfomycin resistance gene in Salmonella? (pdf) Discordance between different bioinformatic methods for identifying resistance genes from short-read genomic data, with a focus on Escherichia coli Unravelling the effect of New Year’s Eve celebrations … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID in D.C.*: It’s Getting Worse

Posted on December 21, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

*And by D.C., I mean Alexandria, VA, because the publicly available D.C. data can’t really be easily understood and don’t seem to be collected anymore. We had another significant increase this week: With an increase from 736 copies/ml to 817 … Continue reading →

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