Posts by onisillos@mstdn.science
 (DIR) Post #AZEYPCQonm1Xxfb3Xk by onisillos@mstdn.science
       2023-08-29T15:26:26Z
       
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       I will be using a vegetable based-naming scheme for new #COVID19 variants. From now on I will refer to BA.2.86 as Rutabaga.Witness how it will contribute literally nothing to our understanding of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZUhVX8UVymHclxDsW by onisillos@mstdn.science
       2023-09-06T15:08:00Z
       
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       @RickiTarr Hulk replaced with X Force's Peter.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaQLysqxPf7mYJXT8q by onisillos@mstdn.science
       2023-10-04T10:47:06Z
       
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       @tiago @academicchatter I've gotten that impression too. But I'm pretty sure that bluesky will eventually go down the same path as twitter, so I'm happy to stay out of it.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaQMspu5Z9qfcagS8m by onisillos@mstdn.science
       2023-10-04T10:57:16Z
       
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       @tiago @academicchatter I'm happy to be wrong on this. But I have little faith in those running the show.
       
 (DIR) Post #AafHysUhcZIDM9OScC by onisillos@mstdn.science
       2023-10-11T14:05:11Z
       
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       "...researchers thought that chain-terminating antiviral drugs were strictly a product of human ingenuity, developed from advances in scientific understanding of viral replication. However, the discovery that a protein in your cells named viperin synthesizes a natural chain-terminating antiviral has revealed a new side of your immune system."Your immune system makes its own antiviral drug—and it’s likely one of the most ancienthttps://theconversation.com/your-immune-system-makes-its-own-antiviral-drug-and-its-likely-one-of-the-most-ancient-211651#InfectiousDiseases #IDMastodon
       
 (DIR) Post #AbCNiby29eHBytISf2 by onisillos@mstdn.science
       2023-10-23T14:12:37Z
       
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       "A key question for the future will be ensuring access to the new drug, if it works on a larger scale..."First pill for #dengue shows promise in human challenge trialhttps://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/first-pill-dengue-shows-promise-human-challenge-trial-2023-10-20/#InfectiousDiseases #IDMastodon
       
 (DIR) Post #AbCNiki3ePqR5wtKVc by onisillos@mstdn.science
       2023-10-23T14:22:16Z
       
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       Funnily enough I expressed a similar sentiment about chikungunya:"However, we should also guard against the self interest of more privileged nations ultimately hoarding vaccines and drugs when they find themselves confronted with what they thought were remote diseases."Chikungunya in Brazil … and beyond?https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(23)00120-9/fulltext
       
 (DIR) Post #AbrycHBjqokqR7iuUi by onisillos@mstdn.science
       2023-11-16T12:32:22Z
       
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       @bobcromwell I wonder what this British version is
       
 (DIR) Post #AdfTL5ukgiT993JZkO by onisillos@mstdn.science
       2024-01-09T11:26:32Z
       
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       @StephZihms @academicchatter The submission system I work with runs similarity checks automatically on every new paper, so it seems odd that a journal would ask you to carry out your own check. Maybe they do this to concentrate the minds of authors?