Monthly Archives: April 2024

Links 4/24/24

Posted on April 24, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The cicadas are coming, and some may become ‘flying saltshakers of death’ How humans are hurting Africa’s wildebeests Frescoes buried by volcano uncovered in ancient dining room in Pompeii The pandemic cost 7 million lives, but … Continue reading →

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Urban Governance: It’s the Executive Branch, Stupid

Posted on April 24, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

And in too many cities, the executive branch is failing its citizens. There are two posts from Joe Friday, both of which highlight what some asshole with a blog has been writing for a long time: many of the failures … Continue reading →

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Links 4/23/24

Posted on April 23, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Hunters Die After Consuming CWD-Infected Venison Kids don’t need to get sick to be healthy. We have forgotten how many children used to die before their fifth birthday USDA faulted for disclosing scant information about outbreaks … Continue reading →

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Gut Yontif

Posted on April 23, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

As Sholom Aleichem wrote, “Shver tsu zayn a yid”, especially this year, so chag sameach to everyone observing Passover.

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Links 4/22/24

Posted on April 22, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A fast comparative genome browser for diverse bacteria and archaea They got their son a pet octopus. Weeks later, there were 50 more. COVID vaccination reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes after a COVID … Continue reading →

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I’m Old Enough to Remember When He Was a ‘Republican Moderate’

Posted on April 22, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Recently, New Hampshire Republican governor Chris Sununu uttered the following (boldface mine): “Your words were very, very clear on January 11, 2021,” Stephanopoulos reminded Sununu. “You said that President Trump’s rhetoric and actions contributed to the insurrection. No other president … Continue reading →

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Links 4/21/24

Posted on April 21, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘Nobody saw this coming’; California dairies scramble to guard herds against bird flu Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Infections Compared With Seasonal Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Adults Attending the Emergency Department: A Multicenter … Continue reading →

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Links 4/20/24

Posted on April 20, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

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 … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on April 20, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Nothing Is New Under the Sun: The Louisiana Ten Commandments Edition AI Doesn’t Need ‘to Work’ for It to Be Adopted If Biden Spoke Like This Once, There Would Be Calls to Invoke the … Continue reading →

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Links 4/19/24

Posted on April 19, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: What happened when the moon ‘turned itself inside out’ billions of years ago? It’s not about getting “the scoop”, it’s about getting it right. Origin of COVID-19: My emails with former NYTimes reporter Donald McNeil A … Continue reading →

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