Germomics

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A mix of microbiology and history, this series connects different aspects of modern life and society to microbes, bacteria, viruses, and parasites through seemingly unconnected natural events, scientific discoveries, and human inventions.

Dr. Dustin Edwards

Texas


    • Nov 19, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES


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    Antitoxin Togo, Please

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 21:17


    What do bluejeans have to do with diphtheria? The post Antitoxin Togo, Please appeared first on Germomics.

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    Hell on Weils

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 13:24


    How does Mardi Gras and Carnival connect to leptospirosis? The post Hell on Weils appeared first on Germomics.

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    Rabies Day Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 25:34


    How does the Google no internet Dinosaur Game connect to Rabies? The post Rabies Day Out appeared first on Germomics.

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    A Boy Named Flu

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 21:00


    How do kindergarten crafts and activities connect to influenza and the flu? The post A Boy Named Flu appeared first on Germomics.

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    There’s Something About Typhoid Mary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019 24:37


    How do hamburgers connect to Theodore Roosevelt and typhoid fever? The post There’s Something About Typhoid Mary appeared first on Germomics.

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    It’s On The Syphilis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 23:27


    How do Hollywood summer blockbuster movies connect to sexually-transmitted syphilis? The post It’s On The Syphilis appeared first on Germomics.

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    One Flew Over The Kuru Nest

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 29:03


    How does Monticello span to Kuru and the cannabilistic Fore people of Papua New Guinea? The post One Flew Over The Kuru Nest appeared first on Germomics.

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    Confessions of a Cholera Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 44:04


    How does Steak and Eggs for breakfast help stave off cholera diarrhea cases during a disaster? The post Confessions of a Cholera Girl appeared first on Germomics.

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    On the Right Taq

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 20:12


    How does honky tonk and rockabilly singer Johnny Horton connect to Taq and the Human Genome Project? The post On the Right Taq appeared first on Germomics.

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    A Sky Full of SARS

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 34:46


    How does coffee connect to the SARS outbreak in China and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup? The post A Sky Full of SARS appeared first on Germomics.

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