Monthly Archives: January 2024

Links 1/19/24

Posted on January 19, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Antifungals are going the way of antibiotics—overused, hitting resistance An Explanation for Reports of Increased Prevalence of Olfactory Dysfunction With Omicron: Asymptomatic Infections Scientists Film Plant ‘Talking’ to Its Neighbor, And The Footage Is Incredible Primary … Continue reading →

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They Seem Nice

Posted on January 19, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Will Saletan, who isn’t exactly a leftwinger, found this observation by a Republican in a Iowa focus group about former presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy: “I’m not being prejudiced, guys, but I don’t like his name. I don’t like where … Continue reading →

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Links 1/18/24

Posted on January 18, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: AI-Optimized Catheter Design Could Prevent Urinary Tract Infections without Drugs Should You Get a Measles Booster Shot? Here’s What Experts Say The Whale Who Went AWOL Can Animals Evolve Fast Enough to Keep Up with Climate … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, the Horribleness Recedes

Posted on January 18, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, some asshole with a blog noted this about editorial boards: Last week, I briefly noted that many respectable pundits (and editorial boards) have always been horrible. In fact, many of the same horrible people from twenty to … Continue reading →

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Links 1/17/24

Posted on January 17, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Yes, Some Adults Do Need to Be Revaccinated Against Measles. A new measles outbreak — along with a population improperly vaccinated in the 1960s — has many Baby Boomers wondering if they need to be revaccinated. … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID in D.C.*: A Modest Improvement (Sort of)

Posted on January 17, 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 reasonable decline for Alexandria, VA: With a decline from 1,432 copies/ml to 1,318 copies/ml, we’re still thirteen times higher than … Continue reading →

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Links 1/16/24

Posted on January 16, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: For-profit biomedical institute, backed by billionaires, launches in Cambridge to speed drug discovery 2023: The year that the evidence-based medicine (EBM) paradigm was weaponized against vaccines and public health The relationship between gut and nasopharyngeal microbiome … Continue reading →

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Four Years into the Pandemic and We Still Don’t Have the Numbers We Need

Posted on January 16, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

A couple articles in the last week demonstrate how our COVID policy, such as it is, still lacks any basis in, well, numbers. A Time article (and, boy howdy, is Time a ghost of its former self) discusses how people … Continue reading →

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Links 1/15/24

Posted on January 15, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Huge ancient lost city found in the Amazon Outer membrane vesicles produced by coral-associated Vibrio coralliilyticus inhibit bacteriophage infection and its ecological implications Why The Magic? (paper here) Ancient Skeletons Give Clues to Modern Medical Mysteries: … Continue reading →

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When Trump Rules Appeasers Do Not Understand the Outcomes of Their Appeasement: the Politics of Ruat Caelum

Posted on January 15, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Adam Serwer makes a very good point about The Trump Rules (boldface mine): The argument that Trump cannot be disqualified because it would enrage his supporters applies as much to criminal prosecution and civil sanction as it does to disqualification. … Continue reading →

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