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Sure, there are functions which are difficult to maintain in house, but too often Metro uses subcontractors as an excuse to provide shoddy work. Here’s the most recent example from a WMATA Inspector General’s report: 1. Audit of Metrorail Stations … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Madagascar’s lemurs face a grim future because of human activity. A solution? Planting trees. An unlikely parrot love story may have resulted in a new species Capture of complete ciliate chromosomes in single sequencing reads reveals … Continue reading →

Happy New Year and Decade! Let’s celebrate with some links. Science: India bans use of “last hope” antibiotic on farms Once, America Had Its Own Parrot Chuck Peddle Dies at 82; His $25 Chip Helped Start the PC Age The … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Characteristics of Patients Experiencing Rehospitalization or Death After Hospital Discharge in a Nationwide Outbreak of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use–Associated Lung Injury — United States, 2019 Scientists aren’t sure why identical twins differ. Armadillo quads offer … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: China Uses DNA to Map Faces, With Help From the West Dinosaurs had feathers ruffled by parasites Scientists Use Agricultural Waste to Develop New Road Deicer ‘Hurricane Truthers’: Bonkers Conspiracies Are Putting Lives in Danger Denmark … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: ‘Shorter is better, just enough is best’ for antibiotic therapy in kids This is my perspective as someone who sues drug companies. I don’t trust them at all. But my kids are vaccinated on schedule. Let … Continue reading →