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Why Xocova beats Paxlovid

I think I figured out why Xocova is much more effective as a COVID-19 prophylactic compared to Paxlovid. The drug, approved in Japan, has many other…

13 hrs ago • Dan Elton

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Antiviral strategy for biosecurity -- repurposing, broad spectrum antivirals, and combinations

Why antiviral combinations are the key nut to crack in antiviral strategy.

May 8 • Dan Elton

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February 2026

Why yeast-based vaccines could be huge for biosecurity

Vaccines can be sold and consumed as foods, and the implications are enormous.

Feb 7 • Dan Elton

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July 2025

Four steps to reduce cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease is a policy choice

Jul 9, 2025 • Dan Elton

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June 2025

That MIT paper about AI enhancing scientific productivity that everyone has been talking about is fake..

Where were are all the internet peer reviewers?

Jun 29, 2025 • Dan Elton

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May 2025

Why are we making so little progress on Long COVID?

In February 2021 the federal government announced the RECOVER initiative to tackle Long COVID.

May 5, 2025 • Dan Elton

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March 2025

A critical analysis of Microsoft's quantum "breakthrough"

A friend of mine requested I write something about Microsoft’s recently announced quantum chip, building off my last two posts on quantum computing.

Mar 3, 2025 • Dan Elton

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January 2025

German scientific paternalism and the golden age of German science

1880 - 1930

Jan 28, 2025 • Dan Elton

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Why is it so hard to build a quantum computer?

A first-principles look at the extreme engineering challenges

Jan 18, 2025 • Dan Elton

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Quantum computing: hype vs reality

Part 1 of a 2 part series.

Jan 13, 2025 • Dan Elton

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November 2024

A pro-science and pro-progress middle school health textbook from 1929

"Science and The Way to Health" by Andress and Brown

Nov 29, 2024 • Dan Elton

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Who should be our next FDA Commissioner?

And what exciting ideas would they bring to the table?

Nov 17, 2024 • Dan Elton

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