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Links 4/25/26

Posted on April 25, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: After court loss, RFK Jr. gives himself more power over CDC vaccine panel Wildlife trade drives animal-to-human pathogen transmission over 40 years Protein and genomic language models uncover the unexplored diversity of bacterial immunity This detox … Continue reading →

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Links 4/24/26

Posted on April 24, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Does Gender-Affirming Care Make Mental Health Worse? The case of a rather poorly-done paper. Lake sturgeon restoration in Milwaukee River reaches a milestone These Chimps Began the Bloodiest ‘War’ on Record. No One Knows Why. With … Continue reading →

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Some OK News on the Crime Front in D.C.

Posted on April 24, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Since we last looked at D.C.’s crime data two weeks ago, we had a very bad five day stretch where six people were killed, including the daylight shooting of two teenagers (which would not have been prevented by the curfews … Continue reading →

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Links 4/23/26

Posted on April 23, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Why this NASA climate scientist wants you to stay angry Clinical Trials Were Not Always This Complicated After harsh winter, Ukrainians find joy in releasing bats rescued from war US Scientists Sequence 1,000 Genomes From Measles, … Continue reading →

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But the COVID Contrarians Told Us They Were All About Intellectual Freedom

Posted on April 23, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Well, TEH FREEDOMZ didn’t last too long (boldface mine): A report showing the efficacy of the covid-19 vaccine that was previously delayed by the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been blocked from being published in … Continue reading →

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Links 4/22/26

Posted on April 22, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: U.S. Forest Service unveils extensive closures of research facilities Slasher sequel: Trump again proposes major cuts to U.S. science spending First Photos From NASA Moon Flyby Show Setting Earth and Eclipse Amid rising vaccine hesitancy, more … Continue reading →

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Hegseth Is No George Washington: The Influenza Vaccination Edition

Posted on April 22, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Defense Secretary Hegseth, unaware that one of the key reforms George Washington enacted while commanding the Continental Army was to institute a smallpox inoculation program, let it rip with this policy brain fart (boldface mine): The military will no longer … Continue reading →

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Links 4/21/26

Posted on April 21, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The antibiotic trap: Easy access to desperately needed drugs has made India the global accelerant of our antimicrobial resistance crisis (don’t think we can lay MRSA on India though) You need to make AI guidelines for … Continue reading →

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President Real Estate Mogul Hurts D.C.’s Housing Market

Posted on April 21, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

An interesting tidbit in this article about the D.C. housing market (boldface mine): “The National Guard were deployed on Aug. 18, and you can see a pullback in pending sales and showings for properties in the District of Columbia. I … Continue reading →

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Links 4/20/26

Posted on April 20, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: More than 10 million fish devoured in just a few hours. It’s the world’s largest predation event How citations ruined science Long COVID disability burden in US adults Soon after massive honeybee deaths, Trump moves to … Continue reading →

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