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Studies from the pre-vaccine era found that *three quarters* of susceptible people who were exposed to someone with measles in their households went on to get the disease. It's an extremely infectious virus in susceptible populations. (Below from: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...)
April 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Studies from the pre-vaccine era found that *three quarters* of susceptible people who were exposed to someone with measles in their households went on to get the disease. It's an extremely infectious virus in susceptible populations. (Below from: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...)
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Today's @usatoday.com front page
First US death from measles in 10 years
First child to die from measles in 22 years in the US
All of this fully preventable
First US death from measles in 10 years
First child to die from measles in 22 years in the US
All of this fully preventable
February 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Today's @usatoday.com front page
First US death from measles in 10 years
First child to die from measles in 22 years in the US
All of this fully preventable
First US death from measles in 10 years
First child to die from measles in 22 years in the US
All of this fully preventable
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🐿️🍖 Carnivorous squirrels spotted!
A new study has observed California ground squirrels hunting voles, showcasing surprising dietary flexibility.
This is the first study to chronicle widespread carnivorous behavior among squirrels.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s101...
🧪 #SciComm
A new study has observed California ground squirrels hunting voles, showcasing surprising dietary flexibility.
This is the first study to chronicle widespread carnivorous behavior among squirrels.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s101...
🧪 #SciComm
Vole hunting: novel predatory and carnivorous behavior by California ground squirrels - Journal of Ethology
Dietary flexibility allows animals to respond adaptively to food pulses in the environment. Here we document the novel emergence of widespread hunting of California voles and carnivorous feeding behav...
doi.org
December 18, 2024 at 2:07 PM
🐿️🍖 Carnivorous squirrels spotted!
A new study has observed California ground squirrels hunting voles, showcasing surprising dietary flexibility.
This is the first study to chronicle widespread carnivorous behavior among squirrels.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s101...
🧪 #SciComm
A new study has observed California ground squirrels hunting voles, showcasing surprising dietary flexibility.
This is the first study to chronicle widespread carnivorous behavior among squirrels.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s101...
🧪 #SciComm
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“The cost of raising a child well, in direct expenses and the opportunity cost of time, is tens of thousands of dollars per year. Policy encouragements that have been tried and mostly failed are simply nowhere near the relevant magnitudes.” drafts.interfluidity.com/2024/02/06/d...
Demographic transition is just specialization and trade
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December 17, 2024 at 1:28 AM
“The cost of raising a child well, in direct expenses and the opportunity cost of time, is tens of thousands of dollars per year. Policy encouragements that have been tried and mostly failed are simply nowhere near the relevant magnitudes.” drafts.interfluidity.com/2024/02/06/d...