Monthly Archives: September 2026

Links 9/25/26

Posted on September 25, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: This Is a Five-Alarm Fire for Medical Research More than 1 in 10 US healthcare workers report ongoing long-COVID symptoms, study finds America’s oldest natural history museum is closing this week — but not without a … Continue reading →

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A Good Week for D.C.’s Crime Stats

Posted on September 25, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

As of 9am today, there were no homicides in D.C. this week. To date this year, D.C. has reported a total of 71* homicides this year. Last year, during the same time period, we had 107 homicides, and in the … Continue reading →

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Links 9/24/26

Posted on September 24, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Russell Vought Doesn’t Care Who Dies, Including You Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants Scientists Make Jaw-Dropping Realization After Uncovering Perfectly Preserved T. Rex on Wyoming Ranch Members of Congress … Continue reading →

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Links 9/23/26

Posted on September 23, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Ctenophores Aren’t Just Beautiful. They’re Biological Wonders. Why the CDC is excluding measles deaths in Pennsylvania even as outbreak appears to be ‘accelerating’: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention refuses to count four measles deaths in … Continue reading →

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Trump Take Brisket (or, Where’s the Beef?)

Posted on September 23, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

In Texas, no less. This can’t be good for Republicans in Texas (boldface mine): Last week, Andrew Soto learned the wholesale price of his brisket had increased by $1 a pound, a dramatic leap even at a time of soaring … Continue reading →

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Links 9/22/26

Posted on September 22, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A melanoma vaccine was hailed as a breakthrough. Which cancers are next? The NIH budget should be $100 billion per year Human brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research finds Bird flu has claimed its … Continue reading →

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Professional Republicans Really Hate Each Other: The (Alleged) Boebert Affair(s)

Posted on September 22, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Admittedly, a professional Democrat like Rahm Emanuel is a world class asshole himself, but this inconfirmed story (Boebert et alia deny it) is something else (boldface mine): Lauren Boebert, the firebrand Republican subject of a House ethics complaint that she … Continue reading →

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Links 9/21/26

Posted on September 21, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Remembering Dr. Joe Romm Outer membrane changes enable evolutionary escape from bacterial predation Was the Teen Who Died From Measles Immunocompromised ‘Babies are dying’: How Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak changed the vaccine mindset of this Amish country … Continue reading →

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Links 9/20/26

Posted on September 20, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years This Is Your Brain on Short-Form Video. Scientists know very little about how TikTok and its copycats affect human cognition, but the signs aren’t … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on September 20, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist links: As Part of Early ‘Detrumpification’, Democrats Should Investigate the ‘Optimus Prime’ Scandal The Singularity, Such As It Is, Will Be Boring and Mundane If Democrats Take Back the House, They Should Impeach Hegseth, Kennedy, … Continue reading →

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