Monthly Archives: January 2024

Links 1/25/24

Posted on January 25, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The People Have a Right to Climate Data Scientists find four new octopus species off Costa Rica Scientists may have the key to treating tinnitus: Retrain the brain (gift link) Persistent complement dysregulation with signs of … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID in D.C.*: Still High, but a Big Decline

Posted on January 25, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

*And by D.C., I mean Alexandria, VA, because the publicly available D.C. data don’t seem to be collected anymore. A very solid decline for Alexandria, VA: With a decline from 1,249 copies/ml to 979 copies/ml, we’re still ten times higher … Continue reading →

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Links 1/24/24

Posted on January 24, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Salmonella outbreak from Busseto charcuterie sample grows to 22 states (report here; genomic data here; TEM-1 is the beta-lactamase) Long COVID manifests with T cell dysregulation, inflammation and an uncoordinated adaptive immune response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine … Continue reading →

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Programming Note

Posted on January 24, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve been at a conference, and just couldn’t get it together enough to post yesterday and today. Hopefully, I’ll have a post up tomorrow about COVID prevalence in the D.C. area.

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Links 1/23/24

Posted on January 23, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why Holes at the Bottom of the Ocean Disappear and Reappear Long-COVID signatures identified in huge analysis of blood proteins Detecting Mpox Cases Through Wastewater Surveillance — United States, August 2022–May 2023 Urbanization of a subtropical … Continue reading →

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Links 1/22/24

Posted on January 22, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Insect populations flourish in the restored habitats of solar energy facilities Infection-control measures stemmed COVID spread in hospitals from 2020 to 2022 This $10 purchase can improve your sleep and boost your brain health Multivitamins may … Continue reading →

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So Much for Learning How to Code

Posted on January 22, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Political funding dilettante and Open AI CEO Sam Altman on AI and coding–and note the last sentence (boldface mine): Anyone can ask ChatGPT to answer a question or perform a task. But the popular chatbot is particularly useful for workers … Continue reading →

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Links 1/21/24

Posted on January 21, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Who Gets Sick From COVID-19? Sociodemographic Correlates of Severe Adult Health Outcomes During Alpha- and Delta-Variant Predominant Periods: September 2020–November 2021 A review on Zika vaccine development How a Tardigrade “Micro Animal” Became Quantum Entangled with … Continue reading →

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Links 1/20/24

Posted on January 20, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: An unprecedented flu strain is attacking hundreds of animal species. Humans could be next. (gift link) At 93, he’s as fit as a 40-year-old. His body offers lessons on aging. Bird populations are declining. Correspondence of … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on January 20, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: When Trump Rules Appeasers Do Not Understand the Outcomes of Their Appeasement: the Politics of Ruat Caelum Four Years into the Pandemic and We Still Don’t Have the Numbers We Need The State of … Continue reading →

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