Apr 20, 2020
The Coronavirus Endgame: How the pandemic ends, and how we get there MichaelMaggs / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5) {Thirteen months later in May 2021, I published a final Endgame essay.} This is my longest, most challenging, and most...
Apr 19, 2020
Coronavirus and wastewater treatment Coronavirus and Wastewater Treatment Back when I was writing a monthly science column for Inside Sacramento, I did a series of articles on wastewater treatment to answer the question, what happens after you flush? (You can read...
Apr 17, 2020
Origin of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus Source:Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division (Central Intelligence Agency) Origin of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 I am suddenly seeing a lot more chatter and innuendo suggesting, or flat-out accusing, that SARS-CoV-2 came...
Apr 15, 2020
Fitness during quarantine: What’s your workout? Source: National Cancer Institute. Photographer: Ernie Branson. Public domain. Fitness in the time of corona The gym is closed, yet you may have more free time than ever before, and keeping body and mind healthy...
Apr 13, 2020
NIH begins study to quantify undetected cases of coronavirus infection NIH begins study to quantify undetected cases of coronavirus infection I’ve posted recently about serologic tests for coronavirus antibodies, and about the big question of how many...
