Monthly Archives: May 2024

Links 5/26/24

Posted on May 26, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: New warp drive concept does twist space, doesn’t move us very fast A global pandemic treaty is in sight: don’t scupper it Scientists just discovered an enormous lithium reservoir under Pennsylvania Something weird is happening with … Continue reading →

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Links 5/25/24

Posted on May 25, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Masks work, our comprehensive review has found (paper here) Egypt is building a $1-billion mega-museum. Will it bring Egyptology home? Hundreds of cancer papers mention cell lines that don’t seem to exist: Finding could be an … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on May 25, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Some Very Hasty Thoughts (Questions Akshually) About the ICC Warrants Trump Is Trying to Outflank RFK Jr. on (Anti-)Vaccination Reaching Across the Aisle to My Good Republican Friend Good News on Dental Healthcare: Now … Continue reading →

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Links 5/24/24

Posted on May 24, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: This hurricane season could be among the worst in decades, NOAA warns Alaskan rivers turning orange due to climate change, study finds This ‘doomsday’ glacier is more vulnerable than scientists once thought 4 ways vaccine skeptics … Continue reading →

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Links 5/23/24

Posted on May 23, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: NIH study shows chronic wasting disease unlikely to move from animals to people Wiley’s ‘fake science’ scandal is just the latest chapter in a broader crisis of trust universities must address Does COVID-19 Persist? Move over, … Continue reading →

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Good News on Dental Healthcare: Now Tell People This, Joe!

Posted on May 23, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Some good policy news (boldface mine): In a move last month that received little fanfare, the Biden administration finalized a rule that would give states the option of adding adult dental insurance coverage as part of their Affordable Care Act … Continue reading →

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Reaching Across the Aisle to My Good Republican Friend

Posted on May 22, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

LOL! Not in Colorado (boldface mine): The Colorado Republican Party is issuing a call to its members to pull their children from public school, saying Democrats are using schools to “turn more kids trans.” The message was delivered in an … Continue reading →

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Links 5/22/24

Posted on May 21, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu Detected in Birds in New York City Integrated Genomic and Social Network Analyses of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in the Healthcare Setting International Nucleotide Database Collaboration (INSDC) Introduces Enhanced Website: Aims to broaden INSDC … Continue reading →

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Links 5/21/24

Posted on May 21, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in the Americas The Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Community Indoor Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisMichigan reports 3 more H5N1 outbreaks in dairy herds (the part about housecats … Continue reading →

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Trump Is Trying to Outflank RFK Jr. on (Anti-)Vaccination

Posted on May 21, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

As the kids used to say, the stupid it burns (boldface mine): In recent months, he [Trump] has escalated his attacks on Covid mandates in particular. And he is using his sweeping anti-vax pledge as a wedge issue against Robert … Continue reading →

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