PinnedPhilipp MarkolininAdvances in biological scienceTreacherous ancestryAn extraordinary hunt for the ghosts of SARS-CoV-264 min read·Apr 11, 2024--6--6
PinnedPhilipp MarkolinDistort, discredit, dismissThe manipulation playbook of anti-science actors, part 231 min read·May 15, 2023--1--1
PinnedPhilipp MarkolininAdvances in biological scienceNature’s neglected GoF laboratoryThe case for a zoonotic origin of SARS-CoV-250 min read·Mar 21, 2022----
PinnedPhilipp MarkolininAdvances in biological scienceWhere did the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant come from?A recent compelling study suggests a possible origin of Omicron in rodents. Others indicate a connection with immunocompromised HIV…17 min read·Feb 14, 2022----
PinnedPhilipp MarkolininAdvances in biological scienceGenome engineering 2.0How a repurposed CRISPR-Integrase fusion protein allows for large genome insertions without DNA cleavage12 min read·Dec 17, 2021----
Philipp MarkolinLableak truther loses $100,000 in his own debateScientific literacy can be lucrative in the age of myth and manipulation22 min read·Feb 22, 2024--5--5
Philipp MarkolinDisparage, disorient, disputeThe manipulation playbook of anti-science actors, part 322 min read·Nov 17, 2023----
Philipp MarkolinThe subtle whitewash of anti-science activismEditorial choices to make the ugly palatable for the mainstream22 min read·Sep 29, 2023--1--1
Philipp MarkolinUS virus hunting grant quietly canceled after influence campaignMyth and magical thinking is the new pandemic prevention policy14 min read·Sep 10, 2023--1--1
Philipp MarkolinA proximal witch huntAnti-science activism rears its ugly head in the US20 min read·Jul 11, 2023----
