The other day I finished re-reading The Great Influenza, which I originally read early in the century when I was still teaching. I had used influenza, the virus as a critical part of explaining the relationship between evolution, genetics and disease. This book addresses all of those issues. Influenza is an RNA virus, as isContinue reading “The Great Influenza”
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Drones and who might be wtching you
Recently there has been a lot of news about suspicious drone sightings in the eastern United States. In fact the news seems to have a story two or three times a day. It doesn’t appear to be threatening, but it is interesting. Then this weekend on NPR there was the story about Birds aren’t Real.Continue reading “Drones and who might be wtching you”
Summer viruses – 2024
With The Ann Arbor Art Fairs happening this week I am somewhat concerned about the spread of COVID in southern Michigan. Artists from all over the world, not just North America will be in town as will visitors from all over. This, as always is the perfect vector for spreading viruses. The current situation isContinue reading “Summer viruses – 2024”
Presidential debate – 2024
Spent 90 minutes last night watching the presidential debate. What a disaster. Biden was shaky at best. He frequently drifted off topic. Trump just spewed lies and kept bringing every topic back to border issues. Even The Onion chimed in on the disaster. Fact-checking the candidates: Trump claims “We had the greatest economy in theContinue reading “Presidential debate – 2024”
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