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(Originally posted to my GoFundMe earlier today, so I didn't bother to change the timestamp. This is basically copied verbatim (modulo formatting), including the fundraising stuff at the end; I *was* posting to GoFundMe after all. Feel free to ignore those bits if you want. Link to the fundraiser will be provided in the comments and upon request.)
It's almost the end of May, and as predicted, it's been a crazy busy month on a number of fronts. (Though alas, not the job front.) So it is unsurprising that it's been over 3 weeks since the last installment of "SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 related PSA / traditional weblogging plus the usual begging post" and thus I must play a bit of catch-up. Warning: June looks to be just as busy, but I hope to get in at least a couple of these during that month! For now, let's take a look at what pharmacological chemist and blogger Derek Lowe has been talking about so far this month in his blog for Science Translational Medicine.
His most recent post points out that he's likely to continue decreasing the number of COVID-focused posts as time goes on:
A Word on Blog Topics
Here's one that's not really SARS-CoV-2 related but highlights one of the conundrums many folks in the sciences (especially the biological ones) face all the time:
Clearing Cellular Dead Wood
One opinion (from someone in the industry) on waiving intellectual property rights as a way to get more vaccines out there faster:
Waiving IP
The following article STARTS with "I’m going to regret writing about this..."
Coronavirus Origins
And to cap it off, here's a few more technically oriented posts.
Spike Protein Behavior
Integration Into the Human Genome?
An Outside Perspective
And now, as the prophecy (or at least the opening paragraph) foretold, it's time to move on to the usual PSA-and-begging part of this post. Regular readers of these tyoe of posts pretty much know what comes next: the plea for those of you who are able to SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. Some of these were "essential" and never closed during the lockdowns. Others, after having opened back up, are now trying to figure out the best safe ways to stay open as we move back and forth between varying levels of semi-lockdown, highly dependent on location. What these businesses have in common is that locally owned and operated businesses give better "bang for the buck" when it comes to keeping the local economy moving. So please do what you can to help keep your local economy a little bit more afloat. Locally owned businesses are, and will continue to be, struggling to survive and get back on their feet, so please patronize them as much as you can. BUY LOCAL. Please however, do so in a safe manner. Keep on wearing masks and other protective equipment when going shopping in person, continue social distancing. Act intelligently, because I know you can.
( Rest of the begging stuff is behind the cut. )
It's almost the end of May, and as predicted, it's been a crazy busy month on a number of fronts. (Though alas, not the job front.) So it is unsurprising that it's been over 3 weeks since the last installment of "SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 related PSA / traditional weblogging plus the usual begging post" and thus I must play a bit of catch-up. Warning: June looks to be just as busy, but I hope to get in at least a couple of these during that month! For now, let's take a look at what pharmacological chemist and blogger Derek Lowe has been talking about so far this month in his blog for Science Translational Medicine.
His most recent post points out that he's likely to continue decreasing the number of COVID-focused posts as time goes on:
A Word on Blog Topics
Here's one that's not really SARS-CoV-2 related but highlights one of the conundrums many folks in the sciences (especially the biological ones) face all the time:
Clearing Cellular Dead Wood
One opinion (from someone in the industry) on waiving intellectual property rights as a way to get more vaccines out there faster:
Waiving IP
The following article STARTS with "I’m going to regret writing about this..."
Coronavirus Origins
And to cap it off, here's a few more technically oriented posts.
Spike Protein Behavior
Integration Into the Human Genome?
An Outside Perspective
And now, as the prophecy (or at least the opening paragraph) foretold, it's time to move on to the usual PSA-and-begging part of this post. Regular readers of these tyoe of posts pretty much know what comes next: the plea for those of you who are able to SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. Some of these were "essential" and never closed during the lockdowns. Others, after having opened back up, are now trying to figure out the best safe ways to stay open as we move back and forth between varying levels of semi-lockdown, highly dependent on location. What these businesses have in common is that locally owned and operated businesses give better "bang for the buck" when it comes to keeping the local economy moving. So please do what you can to help keep your local economy a little bit more afloat. Locally owned businesses are, and will continue to be, struggling to survive and get back on their feet, so please patronize them as much as you can. BUY LOCAL. Please however, do so in a safe manner. Keep on wearing masks and other protective equipment when going shopping in person, continue social distancing. Act intelligently, because I know you can.
( Rest of the begging stuff is behind the cut. )
