Monthly Archives: April 2026

Links 4/17/26

Posted on April 17, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Wildflower folk remedy shows modern potential for tackling antibiotic resistance Remembering public health pioneer Barry Bloom: a scientist, a mentor, a mensch Analysis: Why the research money isn’t flowing from NSF and NIH Lyme disease vaccine … Continue reading →

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One More Reason Why D.C. Needs Statehood

Posted on April 17, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Actually, by reason, I mean a list compiled by (non-voting) Rep. Norton’s office of policies that will be forced upon the mainland colony known as the District of Columbia in 2027 if the House Republicans have their way: While the … Continue reading →

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Links 4/16/26

Posted on April 16, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Inside the NIH Forecast Graveyard: What NIH Is Canceling, What It Is Burying, and What It Means No one is happy with NASA’s new idea for private space stations Phages communicate across species to shape microbial … Continue reading →

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Healthcare Insurance, Power, and Control

Posted on April 16, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

This piece, about the massive shift in film industry jobs from Atlanta to the UK, came across the transom yesterday (boldface mine): Across the U.S., 29% fewer movies and TV series with budgets above $40 million started filming in 2024 … Continue reading →

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Links 4/15/26

Posted on April 15, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Five Reasons Why It Still Wasn’t a Lab Leak (excellent, must-read) Do you have the new Covid variant, flu or other virus? Look out for these symptoms NASA is shooting for the moon. A guide to … Continue reading →

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Links 4/14/26

Posted on April 14, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Scientists Discover Giant ‘Cavity’ Beyond Earth That Isn’t Supposed to Exist Large Hadron Collider Discovers All-New Particle The US has a scientific breakthrough problem Beavers can turn streams into carbon stores – we measured how much … Continue reading →

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The Staggering Ignorance of Trump Administration Officials: the Drug-Resistant TB Edition

Posted on April 14, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Over at The Handbasket, Marisa Kabas has a terrifying excerpt about Trump administration officials’ ignorance of basic biology from Nicholas Enrich’s new book, Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower’s Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID (boldface mine): The … Continue reading →

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Links 4/13/26

Posted on April 13, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: 13 surprising ways GLP-1s may benefit the body, according to science Satellite Imagery Reveals: Northern Israel Is Littered With Stone Circles Archaeologists Find 2,500-year-old Mass Grave of Infants in Israel Moving the Goalposts at NIH. NIH … Continue reading →

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The Bitterness and the Insecurity

Posted on April 13, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Rightwing bloviator Megyn Kelly recently said she would not vote Democratic even if Trump used a nuclear weapon against Iran. Kelly’s attitude towards the Democratic Party is not surprising, but her reasoning, such as it is, is very ugly (boldface … Continue reading →

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Links 4/12/26

Posted on April 12, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Countries are negotiating rules to mine the deep sea. The U.S. is pushing ahead alone “The fish life has exploded”: 400,000 corals planted on dying reef in Bali. What happened next was remarkable ‘We’re constantly surprised’: … Continue reading →

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