Author Archives: mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Long COVID linked to lower brain oxygen levels, cognitive problems and psychiatric symptoms (paper here) Problem-Solving and Spontaneous Tool-Using Ability in European Brown Bears (Ursus arctos arctos) (what if it’s on cocaine though?) 12 exotic bacteria … Continue reading →

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Shark Car The Washington Post Beclowns Itself over the Revisions to D.C.’s Criminal Code Finally, a White House Official Gives Some Numbers About Long COVID Our Very Lazy Media Some House and Senate Democrats … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: And You Thought Feral Hogs Were Bad. Fire Ants Have Unleashed Chaos in Texas for Decades. The Substitutions L50F, E166A, and L167F in SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro Are Selected by a Protease Inhibitor In Vitro and Confer Resistance … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: The Puzzling Gap Between How Old You Are and How Old You Think You Are Interventions to Reduce Risk for Pathogen Spillover and Early Disease Spread to Prevent Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics Broad protective vaccination against … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Swimming Cougars Take to the Sea, Astonishing Researchers in the Pacific Northwest Gulf of Maine sees second-hottest year on record, report shows, ‘getting to the edge of habitability’ Algae may help some coral reefs survive in … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Scientists have discovered a new core at the center of the Earth Your brain could be controlling how sick you get — and how you recover Pathways to altered virulence of SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater study finds masks … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Epidemiologic Assessment of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Presentation in NYC During COVID-19 (free preprint here) A push-back on those who continue to say randomized controlled trials (RCT) are the “gold standard” for answering questions in science. … Continue reading →