"Throughout America's first 145 years of war, far more of the country's military personnel perished from infectious diseases than from enemy action. This...was finally reversed in WW2, chiefly as a result of major medical advances in vaccines and antibiotics."
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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18192771/
It's difficult to articulate how foolish this is.
It's akin to saying troops shouldn't use body armor because it weakens their war-fighting capabilities.
Any historian can tell you disease has always been a key contributor to military casualties.
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Why not both? 🙂
It’s a great combo!
I can still recall the decor - they were very into Man Ray.
Another random pizza memory: I was at a place called the Moose's Tooth(?) in Anchorage many years ago and had a Thai pizza that was pretty darn good. But it was also a brewery, which may have contributed to my enjoyment.
When I was in my 20s I had two favorites--
* thick-cut pepperoni and red onions at Faccia Luna;
* prosciutto and artichoke hearts at Il Radicchio.
I know Faccia Luna is long closed, and I haven't been to Il Radicchio in at least 20 years.
Always a bummer when there's a research result I think is pretty mind-blowing, and I can't get a single reporter interested in covering it.
Sigh.
Bring back well-funded newsrooms, please.
3 interesting things here:
1) Antibiotic-resistance bacteria really seem to everywhere.
2) The idea of bears as "sentinel species" for environmental change.
3) Gut microbiomes are cool. As are bears.
🧪🔬🧬🐻
news.ncsu.edu/2026/04/gut-...
We've known that the proteins in the epigenome control DNA expression, but we thought they were just on-off switches.
They're not. They're more.
This is pretty remarkable.
🧪🔬🧬
news.ncsu.edu/2026/04/each...
Oh! And the journal article is #OpenAccess:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I can't stop thinking about this one. I'm looking forward to seeing the stories that good reporters right about this one. (I've interviewed the research team; I want to read about what the broader research community makes of this.)
We've known that the proteins in the epigenome control DNA expression, but we thought they were just on-off switches.
They're not. They're more.
This is pretty remarkable.
🧪🔬🧬
news.ncsu.edu/2026/04/each...
Exhibit #5,794 of why women opt for the bear.
Agree. I imagine quite a few folks are trying it for a range of conditions, including chronic pain, fatigue, etc. I have tremendous sympathy for them.
And for the most part, it’s for shortcuts. Not because they have a medical challenge, like chronic pain, but because they want bigger muscles faster than if they just put in the work. Wild.
Honestly in my reporting of this all I could think was: I really think I need people to be a little more afraid of needles.
Not afraid of needles, but more cautious of INJECTING RANDOM UNTESTED SHIT INTO YOURSELF.
Stuff that isn't just unapproved, but actually banned!
Anyone have any hotel/resort recommendations for Costa Rica? Preferred: where I can see monkeys and it has a good environmentally sustainable record. I don't want to be out in the boonies either ... a beach side resort would be best.
Self-induced autoimmune disease. Sweet.
I've struggled to explain that you're essentially inviting a scholar who a) is an expert in a particular field who has b) spent YEARS working on this material and telling them that what they've produced is just as good as this other non-expert's opinion. For balance.
That sounds wonderful. Enjoy!
Why not, indeed.
And Mindy rules. Which I could -- and should -- have put in my previous post, but did not.
You, too, are very kind to say so.
That is a very dystopian-future-y way to meet someone. lol
Oof.
Yet another harbinger that this World Cup is going to be a hot mess.
You're welcome. And you are very kind to say so.
I am confident that you will not regret your decision.
