Contagion: Recent Episodes
Niyati Rana
This podcast covers the latest in biomedical news, biomedical ethics, and biotechnology. Join us (sometimes) every week for episodes! Want to stay even more connected and be biological buddies? Email us at contagion.publication@gmail.com Want to get your favorite topic on Contagion or even be featured in an episode? Email me at nrana@ucls.uchicago.edu
Let’s go back to our first ever episode and discuss why SARS-Cov-2 was even able to enter our human realm and how it has been allowed to cause such devastation on humans.
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Join us as we dive into the coelacanth and some of the fascinating implications on our own evolution and other interesting facts behind its DNA!
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It’s the Holiday Season, but not all is in good cheer. Recently, a new strain of COVID-19 has erupted in the United Kingdom, and many have questions about it. Let’s unpack the situation here.
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Ever wondered what makes a person so violent and devious? Is it their shoes? Is it the clothes on their back? Maybe not. Research over the past years has indicated the presence of several genes that may contribute to violent behavior.
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Join us as we talk about the inner workings of herd immunity and why it might not be such a good idea for containing Covid-19.
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Join us this time as we talk about a resilient bacterium that can live in space! This crazy astronaut provides not just some new information about space, but it provides some food for thought on our family tree as humans
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What’s going on in the labs? Why are people so eager to get a vaccine? Just how many people are eager to build a vaccine internationally? Listen to the answers to all of these questions and more in this episode.
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Tune in to discover how plastic, yes plastic, acts like sponges in defending our cells against Covid-19.
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Tune in to examine the current state of coronavirus treatments, and the way they will be in the near future.
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Jump in your scuba diving suit and climb into our submarine as we dive beneath the waves and into the wonders of sea jellies and anemones, and the wonders they have on our health: body, mind, and soul.
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Join us we examine the in’s and out’s of three vaccine prototypes, and what you should do with this “promising” information. Take everything with a grain of salt concerning studies, as we will highlight some of the fallacies and positives of each study. It’s a marathon not a sprint, and we commend these researchers for making the first steps into the unknown.
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Join us this week for an analysis of new news reporting of Remdesivir as a strong potential candidate for coronavirus treatment. We will examine the practicalities of Remdesivir, what .the company claims, and the results of the studies done in support of Remdesivir! Join us also for a very important message of caution and hope from Covid-TV from high school students Lauren Tapper and Kia Dutta
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Join us this week as we dive right into, quite possibly, the weirdest part of this whole pandemic: symptoms in seniors.
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Today we will examine the strange relationships between silver and gold— two metals that have a drastically different relationship with bacteria
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With all the buzz from politicians and researches around this “wonder pill”, many people wonder whether it can actually help Covid-19, and some are purchasing bottles online. Join us this week as we debrief some of the basics surrounding this drug, why some people think it could work, and why it’s not such a good idea yet.
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With all the buzz about COVID-19, many people feel it’s not important or as scary as the media is saying. The only way to separate facts from fiction is to dive into the genome and discover some of the key trademarks of the infection
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Stream us every week for a glimpse into the latest in biomedical research, biomedical technologies, and biomedical news! I’m your host Niyati, and join me as we tackle this week’s news