“[T]he modeling estimated that COVID -19 vaccination [in the
United States] prevented 3.25 million deaths…. Averted hospitalizations
were estimated at 18.6 million…. For infections, the model estimated a
dodge of 119.85 million.”
posted 12/24/2022 8:00pm ∞
“Here we encounter our first surprise. The normal
RNA characters are A, C, G and U. U is
also known as ‘T’ in DNA . But here
we find a Ψ, what is going on?”
posted 3/27/2021 10:49pm ∞
“No longer needing to sing at high frequencies that could be heard over the
highway’s rumble, the sparrows’ songs became more expansive, occupying more of
the soundscape’s ‘acoustic bandwidth.’ Even those with quiet voices became
audible; in those first months, ‘you could hear four times as many birds as you
could before,’ says [Professor Elizabeth] Derryberry.”
posted 12/23/2022 8:00pm ∞
“[T]he coffee it makes is good. … That grown in South Sudan had ‘notes of
raspberry coulis, figs, plums, and milk chocolate.’ It has comparable caffeine
levels to Arabica, so can be an appropriate substitute as growing conditions for
Arabica continue to decline.”
Diana Gitig ,
Your next pour-over may be Liberica or excelsa
(Ars Technica December 15, 2022 )
posted 12/18/2022 8:00pm ∞
“Wolves with antibodies against [Toxoplasma gondii ] were significantly more
likely to disperse (leave their packs and set out on their own) and to become
pack leaders. Pursuing both of these courses of action constitutes aggressive
and risky wolf behavior.”
posted 12/5/2022 8:00pm ∞