Monthly Archives: February 2024

Links 2/29/24

Posted on February 29, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Potentially Zoonotic Enteric Infections in Gorillas and Chimpanzees, Cameroon and Tanzania Large Clusters of Invasive emm49 Group A Streptococcus Identified within and across Arizona Healthcare Facilities through Statewide Genomic Surveillance System, 2019-2021 Los Angeles Just Proved … Continue reading →

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The State of COVID in D.C.*: Getting Better!

Posted on February 29, 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 big drop this week: With a big decline from 641 copies/ml to 489 copies/ml, we’re still five times higher than … Continue reading →

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Links 2/28/24

Posted on February 28, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Impact of community mask mandates on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Ontario after adjustment for differential testing by age and sex (very important; masking prevented far more infections than realized, in large part, because screening undercounted infections in … Continue reading →

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A Problem with Federalism and Governance: The Rural Internet Edition

Posted on February 28, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Dana Milbank has a very good article on the trials and travails of bringing high-speed internet to his rural town. This is the part that’s frustrating (boldface mine): The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, for example, devoted $65 billion … Continue reading →

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Links 2/27/24

Posted on February 27, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Prevalence of persistent SARS-CoV-2 in a large community surveillance study (accessible to non-specialists, and very important) Impact of community mask mandates on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Ontario after adjustment for differential testing by age and sex (“Under-testing … Continue reading →

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The Idiocy of the IVF Debate

Posted on February 27, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s getting a little tiresome revisiting debates from years ago–in this case, the in vitro fertilization ‘debate.’ I’ve posted about it before, so I won’t rehash old posts, but what’s frustrating is the spectacle of ‘conflicted’ conservatives. The debate allows … Continue reading →

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Links 2/26/24

Posted on February 26, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The New Normal: Delayed Peak SARS-CoV-2 Viral Loads Relative to Symptom Onset and Implications for COVID-19 Testing Programs Effects of BNT162b2 Messenger RNA Vaccine and ChAdOx1 Adenovirus Vector Vaccine on Deaths From COVID-19 in Adults Aged … Continue reading →

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Dysfunctional Suburban Culture* Freeloads on Productive Urban Areas

Posted on February 26, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Because this is the internet, make sure you read the footnote at the bottom. In Ohio, nuns of the Sisters of Notre Dame wanted to build a transitional shelter which would house eight to ten women in Munson Township, Ohio. … Continue reading →

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Links 2/25/24

Posted on February 25, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Identification of a measles variant displaying mutations impacting molecular diagnostics, Geneva, Switzerland, 2023 Further identification of a measles variant displaying mutations impacting molecular diagnostics, Northern Italy, 2024 What Is a Species, Anyway? (gift link) Nasal commensals … Continue reading →

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Links 2/24/24

Posted on February 24, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How Protected Am I Against the Covid Variant JN.1? DNA From Beethoven’s Hair Reveals Surprise Some 200 Years Later Here’s how thresher sharks whip their tails back and forth Death, Lonely Death Study shows 43% to … Continue reading →

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