Monthly Archives: October 2024

Links 10/8/24

Posted on October 8, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: For anyone wondering what porcupines sound like, here’s a clip of a smol porcupine called Kemosabe chomping on a piece of banana Study identifies potential novel drug to treat tuberculosis 1 in 12 Utahns suffer with … Continue reading →

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Links 10/7/24

Posted on October 7, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Some Boston doctors are starting to unravel the mysteries of long COVID and find improved treatments 75,000 – 80,000 birds dead from botulism near Oregon border CDPH Investigating Possible Human Case of Bird Flu 23andMe is … Continue reading →

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One Reason Why U.S. Political Journalism Is Failing at Being the First Draft of History

Posted on October 7, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Rick Perlstein, in an interesting piece about undecided voters, notes the following about political journalism (boldface mine): The first is that mainstream journalism’s rigid genre conventions—granting equal weight to “both sides,” passing on what both say without “editorializing” as to … Continue reading →

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Links 10/6/24

Posted on October 6, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Firefly species may blink out as US seeks to list it as endangered for first time Bears have learned to open doors in California town Getting the COVID vaccine during pregnancy protects newborns from hospitalization This … Continue reading →

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Links 10/5/24

Posted on October 5, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Republicans have a post-pandemic plan for the scientific establishment. Still angry about the Covid response, GOP lawmakers want to overhaul the National Institutes of Health if they win in November. Whole Genomes Inform Genetic Rescue Strategy … Continue reading →

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Links 10/4/24

Posted on October 4, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Your cells are dying. All the time. This firefly delighted beachgoers. Now it’s flickering out of existence. The U.S. government is proposing to declare the Bethany Beach firefly as threatened, the first time officials have sought … Continue reading →

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Links 10/3/24

Posted on October 3, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Rwanda reports first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak, with 26 cases confirmed SARS-CoV-2-specific plasma cells are not durably established in the bone marrow long-lived compartment after mRNA vaccination Penguin chicks survive tearaway iceberg A cheap, low-tech solution … Continue reading →

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Links 10/2/24

Posted on October 2, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2024 finalists announced COVID Virus Is Evolving Resistance to Antiviral Treatment, Studies Show Europe’s Heat Pumps Put America’s to Shame Four more health care workers reported illnesses after caring for bird flu … Continue reading →

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CEOs Are Still Missing the Boat on Working from Home

Posted on October 2, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

John Quiggin makes two very good points about CEOs and their desire to force workers back to the office full-time, or nearly so. The first is something I’ve mentioned before–managers that aren’t in meetings feel superfluous to requirements (boldface mine): … Continue reading →

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Links 10/1/24

Posted on October 1, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Study finds little genetic similarity in multidrug-resistant bacteria from pets and their owners Picture imperfect: Scores of papers by Eliezer Masliah, prominent neuroscientist and top NIH official, fall under suspicion COVID vaccine protects against symptoms 6 … Continue reading →

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