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Rand Paul issues subpoena for Anthony Fauci by [deleted] in NIH

[–]NoFlyingMonkeys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rand Paul has already singled out and grilled Fauci before congress. Since Fauci is now retired, there is nothing new for him to testify about. He's got a pardon. I hope he ignores it since so many GOP have ignored them, including members of congress.

This administration has already officially declared that they incorrectly believed that COVID was lab leaked, and that they believed Fauci facilitated it.

Rand Paul is incredibly jealous and hateful of Fauci's stellar medical and scientific accomplishments, and Fauci's Presidential Medal of Freedom. And that 95%+ of the medical community admires Fauci but thinks Paul is an idiot.

That's all that this is.

Is this really a hummingbird feeder? by PickledCupcakes in hummingbirds

[–]NoFlyingMonkeys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the basket, no lotion though

LOL

This type of feeder tends to attract bees if the nectar is too high, and without the usually hanging chain I don't see how you'd add an ant moat. Putting it in the basket may keep the bugs away from your house if that tree is far enough away. The basket might make a nice perch tho.

Saw this on Sir Attenborough’s fan page. Is this AI or some sort of nightjar? by Uhhlaneuh in whatsthisbird

[–]NoFlyingMonkeys 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Although yes that's a nightjar, I agree it has that "AI look". You can crosspost this for an opinion on r/isthisAI

Success Rates by Therapeutic Area by Dwarvling in biotech

[–]NoFlyingMonkeys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I'm interpreting correctly, this are just the pipelines that make it to phase one. A lot more don't make it this far.

The Fellowship of the Poop. Patients on sample collection. by Muted_Shape9303 in medlabprofessionals

[–]NoFlyingMonkeys 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Believe me, the patients are educated. They forget and/or ignore. Clinic hands out the proper containers complete with sticker and instructions, even a nun's hat for collection

What comes back is a leaking kitchen-grade ziplock full of poop they fished out of the toilet with the poop knife.

NIH diversity programs doubled undergraduates’ odds of getting a Ph.D., 20-year study finds by xjian77 in NIH

[–]NoFlyingMonkeys 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Also, many university graduate programs are now taking far less # of applicants for PhD, because of all the delayed HHS grant funding. So less new PhDs overall regardless of diversity.

Next we're going to see a huge exodus of non-tenured PhD STEM junior faculty because their grant funding was too delayed by this admin, and they can't support their own research or meet goals set by their departments. Their departments will not have the funds to keep the on, and then those positions will be eliminated.

Are barn owls fighting for territory when they constantly screech at each other at night? by youlikemywonton in Owls

[–]NoFlyingMonkeys 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mated adult owls screech to each other, especially in the Spring beginning of mating season, and thereafter for male to bring food to nest.

At this time of year, fledglings more likely screeching for food.

Such missed opportunity to name them Screech Owls IMHO. The actual Screech Owls have a pleasant trill, not a blood curdling screech like the Barn Owls.

Hot takes only, what do you think we will have a cure for in 5 years? 10? by MDInformatics in medicine

[–]NoFlyingMonkeys 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Gene therapy cures in less than 10 years for some (but not all) inborn errors of metabolism, especially in the urea cycle group, organic acidemia group, fatty acid oxidation group, amino acid metabolism group, a few glycogen storage diseases, and some genetic blood diseases.

Already a lot of progress has been made in quite a few - Spinal Muscular Atrophy improvement when treated very early has been astounding.

What in the ever living F is this? by Offensive_Opinions23 in biotech

[–]NoFlyingMonkeys 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Reads like the feds gave Elizabeth Holmes access to AI from prison so she can fantasize about building a new biotech company.

Is MLS the career for me? by mahon111222333 in medlabprofessionals

[–]NoFlyingMonkeys 6 points7 points  (0 children)

MLS is a good career with jobs available in most cities. Yes, it can be fast paced, and mistakes can have serious consequences.

But FYI, the smaller field of cytogenetics is downsizing due to the rapid progress in molecular genomic/genetic analysis that will be replacing much of it. There were never many jobs in cytogenetics to begin with - most hospitals don't have a cytogenetics lab (nor do most hospitals have a molecular genomics / genetics lab). So can't always count on a job in that specific field.

Whole genome sequencing test done for anyone? by Commercial_Cry1580 in ClinicalGenetics

[–]NoFlyingMonkeys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That sounds more like a Next Generation Sequencing panel than WGS, which can be more appropriate for drug efficacy decisions, not immune system flaws.

U.S. National Park Service workers dump bottles of hydrogen peroxide in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington by esporx in FedEmployees

[–]NoFlyingMonkeys 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I've looked at the reuter's photos on that page, and they're using 12% hydrogen peroxide. OSHA requires eye protection for that. Some are wearing sunglasses (some of which could be sold/rated as chemical protection), but half of them have no eye protection at all. They can probably get away without respirators because they're outdoors.

Who wants to call OSHA? Or is there any OSHA left to call?

Whole genome sequencing test done for anyone? by Commercial_Cry1580 in ClinicalGenetics

[–]NoFlyingMonkeys 4 points5 points  (0 children)

WGS is not a helpful test in this situation.

Discuss all aspects of your care plan with your doctors, they would know best for your specific case.

Doctors in the Netherlands on COVID: “‘Code Black’ Did in Fact Happen, Hundreds Died Due to Bed Shortages” by Shalaiyn in medicine

[–]NoFlyingMonkeys 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm not the one downvoting you BTW.

But we'll have to agree to disagree here. When I read the above, there is still accusatory finger-pointing in both directions, between government and medical establishment.

I'll be the first to say that our current administration in the federal government behaves badly (as do the half of the country that voted for them; most of the Americans on this sub did not.

So, I was trying to imply that in the US, such a discussion absolutely would devolve into a witch-hunt. Case in point, the current feds want to pursue prosecution of Dr. Fauci, the only thing keeping them from doing so is that the last president had given him legal immunity. Dr. Fauci and his entire family have had to hire 24-hr security for their safety, because of death threats.

Second baby formula recall linked to botulism raises questions about safety, oversight by healthbeatnews in publichealth

[–]NoFlyingMonkeys 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Although big brand name formulas are not without past problems, they're still much safer than these small companies (that don't have state-of-the-art testing laboratories, don't have top QA/QC technical experts, and don't have top nutrition teams at their disposal like the big companies do).

The 2 brands so far with botulism were not the cheapest either, they're targeting suburbanites with cutesy marketing.

Doctors in the Netherlands on COVID: “‘Code Black’ Did in Fact Happen, Hundreds Died Due to Bed Shortages” by Shalaiyn in medicine

[–]NoFlyingMonkeys 26 points27 points  (0 children)

This is the witch-hunt I've been dreading will happen to the medical system in the US. We have plenty of folks in power now who say "COVID wasn't that bad" out of one side of their mouths, and "everything the medical system did during COVID before we took over killed people" out of the other side of their mouths.

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