Monthly Archives: February 2026

Links 2/9/26

Posted on February 9, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: What cardiologists want you to know about MAHA’s push to eat more fat Utah measles total rises to 216; CDC deputy director says losing elimination status ‘cost of doing business’ US withdraws from the World Health … Continue reading →

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Links 2/8/26

Posted on February 8, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Multiple potential measles exposures in DC: Check sites and dates (associated with the March for Life; they took the Metro, so D.C. readers should check this) How America’s WHO exit could affect flu shots, outbreaks, and … Continue reading →

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Links 2/7/26

Posted on February 7, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Veronika The Cow’s Record Scratch Scientists Discovered a Cow That Uses Tools Like a Chimpanzee Scientists Got Men to Rate Penises by How Intimidating They Are. This Is What They Found. The Knotweed Factor: Reconsidering an … Continue reading →

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Links 2/2/26

Posted on February 6, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The School Engine Behind Flu and COVID — and Why Clean Air for Kids Is the Missing Public Health Tool STEPS To It How the frog meat trade helped spread a deadly fungus worldwide Shingles vaccine … Continue reading →

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Links 2/6/26

Posted on February 6, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional Spotlight on the Shingles Vaccine—Again! New CDC deputy Ralph Abraham downplays possible loss of US measles-free status Genetic Data From Over … Continue reading →

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Links 2/5/26

Posted on February 5, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The US Is In For Another Bad Year of Measles Cases Solving Long COVID: How Decades of HIV Research Paved the Way Analyzing How Pandemics Spread Through Cities (paper here) Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to … Continue reading →

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Links 2/4/26

Posted on February 4, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Key NIH review panels due to lose all members by the end of 2026 Scientists May Finally Know Why You Can’t Remember Being a Baby and The Answer Is Tiny Immune Cells Acting as Memory Janitors … Continue reading →

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When It Comes to ICE and CBP, We Know Enough

Posted on February 4, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

From testimony at a town meeting in Surprise, AZ, about a proposed ICE concentration camp: I’d like to share a story from a local paper in Coldwater, Michigan dated to the 9th of April, 1945. It tells how the US … Continue reading →

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Links 2/3/26

Posted on February 3, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: US science after a year of Trump My son had rotavirus before he could get the vaccine. Ending universal rotavirus vaccination is a tragedy Why did Jeffrey Epstein cultivate famous scientists? After sowing distrust in fluoridated … Continue reading →

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Illinois College Republicans Do a Big Fascism

Posted on February 3, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

A really bad one (boldface mine): In a post that included a stylized graphic of a presumed federal officer holding a gun to someone’s head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE” amid the killings of Renee Nicole Good … Continue reading →

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