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Links for you. Science: Scientists develop new compound which kills both types of antibiotic resistant superbugs (very early days…) Women like Mulan didn’t need to go to war in disguise A Turtle With a Permanent Smile Was Brought Back From … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: How Bacteria-Eating Bacteria Could Help Win the War Against Germs. While microscopic and little known, predatory bacteria are among the world’s fiercest and most effective hunters. A tweetorial on the t-test Biogen conference likely led to … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: A Taiwan health official tried to warn the world about the novel coronavirus. The U.S. didn’t listen. America’s Obesity Epidemic Threatens Effectiveness of Any COVID Vaccine The Dark Side of Being a Female Shark Researcher. Being … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Satellites Reveal Hidden Colonies of Emperor Penguins We Never Knew Existed Harvard Scientist Says We Need More Cheap, ‘Crappy’ Tests For COVID-19. Here’s Why Mass Gatherings Contributed to Early COVID-19 Mortality: Evidence from US Sports How … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Handyfuge-LAMP: low-cost and electricity-free centrifugation for isothermal SARS-CoV-2 detection in saliva. Fighting COVID-19: Integrated Micro- and Nanosystems for Viral Infection Diagnostics Space Oddity The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to end the pandemic … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Changes in colistin resistance and mcr-1 abundance in Escherichia coli of animal and human origins following the ban of colistin-positive additives in China: an epidemiological comparative study There Are Wasps in the Yard. You’d Better Get … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: How a miracle drug changed the fight against infection during World War II Microbiologists at Caltech discovered a bacteria that feeds on manganese metal A Detailed Map of Who Is Wearing Masks in the U.S. You’d … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Most People With Coronavirus Won’t Spread It. Why Do a Few Infect Many? New journal will vet Covid-19 preprints, calling out misinformation and highlighting credible research U.S. withdrawal from WHO threatens to leave it ‘flying blind’ … Continue reading →

Happy Fourth of July. Let’s celebrate, in a physically distant way, with some links. Science: The Great Wonders Beyond the Great Reef. A recent expedition to the inky depths of the Coral Sea revealed an unknown world of creatures and … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Age-dependent effects in the transmission and control of COVID-19 epidemics The Black Lives Matter Protests Have Taught Us More About The Coronavirus No, more testing doesn’t explain the rise of covid-19 cases in the U.S. Amid … Continue reading →