Monthly Archives: January 2025

In Case You Missed It…

Posted on January 12, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: This Is Not Normal: The D.C. Weather Edition Things That Should Be Done to Combat Avian Influenza, but Likely Will Not Be Done No, Kennedy Should Not Be Confirmed as HHS Secretary

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Links 1/11/25

Posted on January 11, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Green crabs have invaded habitats. Sea otters might be the solution. U.S. whooping cough cases soar to highest level in a decade Increasing community prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in urine is associated with increasing … Continue reading →

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Links 1/10/25

Posted on January 10, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Infrastructure neglect and poverty lead to parasites in the Mississippi Delta Virological and antigenic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 variants LF.7.2.1, NP.1, and LP.8.1 The Controversy Over Cannibalism 5 Things We Know and Still Don’t Know About COVID, … Continue reading →

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Links 1/9/25

Posted on January 9, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A butterfly collector in Africa with more than 4.2 million seeks to share them for the future Researchers at Stanford Medicine have devised an influenza vaccine that prompts immunity to all four major flu subtypes and … Continue reading →

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No, Kennedy Should Not Be Confirmed as HHS Secretary

Posted on January 9, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

There seem to be some Democrats who are waffling about whether or not to support Kennedy for HHS secretary. Not only is he responsible for extending the Samoan measles epidemic, he is a long-term vaccine opponent whose closest advisor Aaron … Continue reading →

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Links 1/8/25

Posted on January 8, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Evolution journal editors resign en masse: Board members expressed concerns over high fees, editorial independence, and use of AI in editorial processes. Scientists just filmed a rare video of a giant deep-sea squid carrying eggs Ants … Continue reading →

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Links 1/7/25

Posted on January 7, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: There is a widespread outbreak of norovirus, a GI virus that causes projectile vomiting & profuse diarrhea usually lasting 24-48 hrs. (good basic advice on how to handle a norovirus infection) A Step Forward in Hypervirulent … Continue reading →

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Things That Should Be Done to Combat Avian Influenza, but Likely Will Not Be Done

Posted on January 7, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

I hope I’m wrong! But if the previous Trump administration is any guide, along with the anti-public health radicalization of the right, they won’t be. Anyway, the RAND Institute offers several policy suggestions: Recommendation 1: Declare H5N1 a PHE and … Continue reading →

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Links 1/6/25

Posted on January 6, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Here are my favorite mushrooms of 2024 Concurrent Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus Outbreaks on Multiple Fox Farms, China, 2023 The association between baseline viral load and long-term risk in patients with COVID-19 in Hong … Continue reading →

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This Is Not Normal: The D.C. Weather Edition

Posted on January 6, 2025 by mikethemadbiologist

By way of the Washington Post, we get this good display of the high temperatures (in ºF) for D.C. in 2024: I was going to describe the unusual months, but the reality is most of the months were unusually warm … Continue reading →

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