Strategic Solutions, Inc. Updates
The news that the Omicron strain of SARS-Cov2 has mouse fingerprints all over it probably didn’t rock your world, but it maybe it should. Let’s first explain the mouse part.Wei et al claim that the molecular spectrum of mutations (i.e., the relative frequency of the...
Strategic Solutions, Inc. Updates
I was heartened to finally see a pragmatic guideline come out of the White House and CDC: reducing quarantine from 10 to 5 days. There’s been some pushback from some epidemiologists and unions, but the truth is if we’re ever going to get back to any semblance of...
Strategic Solutions, Inc. Updates
We’ve seen a lot of drama in the past few weeks with the rise of the Omicron strain. Some of it may turn out to be justified. This strain has an interesting lineage (Figure 1) that came from South Africa. South Africa has been a source of other strains that never...
Strategic Solutions, Inc. Updates
This is the first and last time I’m getting on a soapbox. Usually, I try hard to be balanced and objective when writing blogs about medicine or science. Not this time. As we approach Thanksgiving in the USA, we’re more than 2 years into the SARS-Cov2 pandemic. Over 17...
Strategic Solutions, Inc. Updates
In this post we’ll cover the different kinds of tests available, some background on the testing principles, what the tests tell us, and a few dos and don’ts. PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests The PCR method was invented in 1985 by Kary Mullis. You will sometimes...
