Links for you. Science:

Microbial Primer: Cooperation in bacteria
COVID Vaccination during Pregnancy Protects Newborn Babies
Viruses Finally Reveal Their Complex Social Life (cool biological phenomena, very errant theory)
Bacteria have numerous distinctive groups of phage–plasmids with conserved phage and variable plasmid gene repertoires
Biologists Rescue Sawfish As Dozens Of Ancient Animals Die For Unknown Reasons
As Antarctic Fieldwork Ends, a Sexual Harassment Reckoning Looms

Other:

A drone factory in Utah is at the epicenter of anti-China fervor (forget the headline, the story is that China is beating our asses silly in drone technology; forty years of maximizing shareholder value rears its head)
Family Ties and COVID Lies
I have some better questions for potential Trump jurors
Black Box Warning: Large Language Models and the Future of Infectious Diseases Consultation
Cool Gray City of Tech Authoritarians: Balaji’s dark vision for San Francisco
A stunning victory with the shield creates an opening for Israel
Dealing with a Pandemic When You’re the Only ID Doctor in Town
Trump’s immunity claims tell voters all they need to know about him (gift link)
Isolated and Lonely in a Nursing Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Deadly Combination for My Mom
They quit liberal public schools. Now they teach kids to be anti-‘woke.’ (gift link; weirdos)
The Towns Outsmarting Airbnb
U.S. Must Pull Out All the Stops to Avoid a Regional War After Iran Attacks Israel
How To Beat Back Donald Trump’s Most Insidious Lie
The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states
Arizona Republicans Want to Throw My Doctor In Jail
MAGA Election Denialism Still Has A Firm Grip On Red California County
John Whitmire Is a 20th-Century Mayor in 21st-Century Houston. You Got a Problem With That?
Mega drive-throughs explain everything wrong with American cities
Donald Trump’s Trial of the Century
How The Surveillance Bill Could Help Trump Crack Down on the Media
There’s a Chaotic 10-Candidate Race to Replace Vince Gray in Ward 7. Has a Front-Runner Emerged?
Sure Why Not
Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive over the last five decades
There Is No “Moderate” Republican Position on Abortion
NPR C.E.O. Faces Criticism Over Tweets Supporting Progressive Causes. Katherine Maher, who took over the public network last month, posted years ago on Twitter that “Donald Trump is a racist.” (but he is a racist, so this is factually accurate)
Number of homicides plummets in major U.S. cities