Monthly Archives: January 2025

Links 1/22/25

Posted on January 22, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Genomic resistance in historical clinical isolates increased in frequency and mobility after the age of antibiotics (very cool) Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in Commercial Poultry Flock in Georgia, All Poultry Activities in Georgia Suspended A … Continue reading →

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This is a Test

Posted on January 21, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Who’s quitting academia? Data reveal gender gaps in surprising fields (preprint here) Siderophore synthetase-receptor gene coevolution reveals habitat- and pathogen-specific bacterial iron interaction networks Accelerated Subtyping of Influenza A in Hospitalized Patients Antibiotic Resistant E. Coli … Continue reading →

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Links 1/21/25

Posted on January 21, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Who’s quitting academia? Data reveal gender gaps in surprising fields (preprint here) Siderophore synthetase-receptor gene coevolution reveals habitat- and pathogen-specific bacterial iron interaction networks Accelerated Subtyping of Influenza A in Hospitalized Patients Antibiotic Resistant E. Coli … Continue reading →

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Senator Warren Has Questions for Kennedy about Vaccination

Posted on January 21, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

And they’re very good (boldface mine): 1. At a 2022 anti-vaccination rally, you compared the Covid-19 mandates in Washington D.C. to the tragedies of the Holocaust stating, “Even in Hitler’s Germany, you could cross the Alps to Switzerland. You could … Continue reading →

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Links 1/20/25

Posted on January 20, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Second Trump White House Could Drastically Reshape Infectious Disease Research. Here’s What’s at Stake. Eugenics, statistical hubris, and unknowable unknowns in human genetics Tracking clonal and plasmid transmission in colistin- and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae New … Continue reading →

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No on Kennedy

Posted on January 20, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

The anti-endorsement of Kennedy for DHHS Secretary won’t surprise regular readers: he’s dangerously bonkers, unqualified, has a ton of personal issues, and is corrupt. But it is worth reminding people what Kennedy did to Samoan children:

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Links 1/19/25

Posted on January 19, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A Secret Way to Fight Off Stomach Bugs. It isn’t hand sanitizer. New nasal test said to ID asthma subtypes in kids Bats use storm fronts to ‘surf’ the skies when they migrate, study finds A … Continue reading →

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Links 1/18/25

Posted on January 18, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Bread to electricity: Living battery powers devices and ‘digests itself’ after use Effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and hybrid immunity in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection and symptomatic COVID-19 among adults in the United States Neurological post-COVID syndrome … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on January 18, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Professional Democrats Do Need to Fix the Things They Can Control Winners at Capitalism, Losers at Life In D.C., Homicides Dropped 32 Percent in 2024 This Is Why CEOs Get Paid the Big Bucks: … Continue reading →

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Links 1/17/25

Posted on January 17, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Researchers 3D-print fully-functioning microscope in less than 3 hours — total system costs around $60, including lenses, camera, and Raspberry Pi Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment. America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year … Continue reading →

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