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The new paper in The Lancet showing that even asymptomatic Covid-19 infection causes lifetime sterility in both men and women will be a personal tragedy for many. But hopefully this effect will slow down population growth, and convince more people to get vaccinated.

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Since I am neither a virologist nor an epidemiologist, people constantly ask me to explain various things about the Covid-19 pandemic. Recently the most puzzling thing for many has been the emergence of "new variants". So let me explain.( Read more... )

I keep getting requests for copies of Dragon Songs, but the book has been out of print for years. Now you can pre-order the new and updated paperback edition on Amazon.


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And another paper published: First record of tree cavity roosting in frosted myotis (Myotis pruinosus). http://secemu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Dinets_et_al_2020.pdf

Our paper is out.

I happened to travel extensively in Azerbaijan and Armenia just before the first Karabakh War started and when it was beginning, and even happened to take part in one of the first battles. So I am a bit familiar with the story. Here it is, in short ( Read more... )

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