Mpox

Mpox (formerly known as Monkey Pox) seems to be spreading amid some serious concerns from, among others the WHO.

There is a thread on the Fediverse, with further discussion on the topic.

Cases now found in Pakistan and one in Sweden, so does appear to be spreading, hence the concern.

Links

• The emergence of new lineages of the Mpox virus could affect the 2022 outbreak
• BioarXiv – Mpox
• CDC – Mpox vaccine
• WHO

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#Virus,#Mpox,#mpox,#WHO,#Biology,#Disease,#Vaccine,#BioChemistry,

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Covid and the immune system

A good set of slides from Yale on what we do (and don't) know about the effects of Covid on the immune system.

• Article

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Microbes found to destroy certain 'forever chemicals'

The subject of 'so called' forever chemicals hit the headlines from time to time, new research indicates that microbes can perhaps play a part in how to deal with these, other than trying to not produce them in the first place of course.

You can read the article on Science Daily. A direct link can be found here

There is also a related article on dealing with Forever chemicals here

• Definition :Forever Chemicals

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#Science,#Chemicals,#ForeverChemicals,#Biology,#BioTechnology,#Microbes,#BioChemistry

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Shared Evolutionary Paths in Social Microbiomes

Links

• Paper
• Original Mastodon / Fediverse post
• Molecular Biology & Evolution
  • @molbioevol@ecoevo.social
• Journal : Molecular Biology & Evolution

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#science,#evolution,#biology,#genome,#evolgen_paper

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Home Chemistry 18

I have had another go at growing salt crystals. This time I dissolved a quantity of pure Sodium Chloride (NaCl) in to water using a conical flask, then poured this solution in to a glass dish and left for about 2/3 weeks.

Eventually all the water evaporated away, leaving crystals behind. Using my USB microscope, I found and took a picture of some that had grown in to a nice cube shape.

Update 29/7/2023

I have taken another photo using the USB Microscope and also included the calibration / measurement sheet in the photo to try and illustrate crystal size.

Please see Mastodon post for details.

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#Chemistry,#HomeChemistry,#HomeChemistry18,#science,#physics,#biology

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Home Chemistry 17

Periodic table properties explorer

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State of human GENOME Catalogue

The human genome project is continuing at pace, here is an update on current status of the project.

Links

• ArXiv Paper
  • Science Forums

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#Map,Human,#Genone,#ArXiv,#Paper,#Biology,#Science

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