Monthly Archives: October 2024

I Would Vote for HITLER If It Meant Drug Stores Didn’t Lock Up All Their Stuff

Posted on October 25, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Ok, I wouldn’t vote for Hitler, or even a Hitler-curious Republican like Trump. But the response to the non-spike of shoplifting has made shopping for basic goods in D.C. miserable. I’ve noted before that there are three CVS drug stores, … Continue reading →

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Links 10/24/24

Posted on October 24, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Environmental differences impact Acinetobacter baumannii phage isolation and infectivity Serious infections linked to dementia risk, study shows. Flu, herpes, respiratory tract and other serious infections may increase the risk of dementia years later. Study on sentinel … Continue reading →

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Links 10/23/24

Posted on October 23, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to three scientists for work on proteins There’s Just Not Scientific Evidence That Gender Medicine for Teens Should Be Restricted The Platform Trial In COVID-19 Priming and BOOsting (PICOBOO): the immunogenicity, … Continue reading →

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Low Enrollment and the University

Posted on October 23, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s a pretentious title for a mundane observation. The University of Connecticut is concerned about low enrollment in the following majors: Animal Science Ornamental Horticulture & Turfgrass Management Urban Forestry Arboriculture Agriculture & Natural Resources Environmental Sciences Environmental Studies Individualized … Continue reading →

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Links 10/22/24

Posted on October 22, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: ‘De-Extinction’ Company Says It’s Very, Very Close to a Complete Tasmanian Tiger Genome Nature keeps evolving crabs and the internet is obsessed. What’s going on here? Inside the Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing You Could Possibly … Continue reading →

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A Judge Finally Understands That Election Interference Is a Two-Edged Sword

Posted on October 22, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

US District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan is one of the few judges who understands that choosing to release or withhold evidence in a Trump trial (remember, he’s being prosecuted in multiple fora!) is inherently political (boldface mine): But in her … Continue reading →

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Links 10/21/24

Posted on October 21, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Apple study exposes deep cracks in LLMs’ “reasoning” capabilities Whooping cough cases have exploded since 2023, new CDC data shows (we have a vaccine for this, if people will take it…) Ozempic shows promise for treating … Continue reading →

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Programming Note

Posted on October 21, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

The last few weeks have been very hectic, so I haven’t blogged very much, but things have calmed down somewhat, and I hope to return to a more regular blogging schedule (probably jinxed it though…)

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Links 10/20/24

Posted on October 20, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Phage-antibiotic synergy suppresses resistance emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae by altering the evolutionary fitness Molecular and structural insights into SARS-CoV-2 evolution: from BA.2 to XBB subvariants A cynomolgus monkey E. coli urinary tract infection model confirms efficacy … Continue reading →

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Links 10/19/24

Posted on October 19, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Sharks found to eat sea urchins as large as their heads in accidental discovery by Australian researchers AIMachine learning helps scientists track ‘twangy’ whales. Machine learning helped researchers sort through almost 200,000 hours of ocean sounds … Continue reading →

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