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Can Viruses Travel Between Planets?
With the global pandemic of Covid 19 still encompassing the world, we are generally not big fans of viruses right now. But we sure are thinking about them a lot. That’s right, even astrophysicists are pondering these bizarre little...
SciShow
Can We Really Develop a Cure for the Stomach Flu?
Currently, there is no cure for viral gastroenteritis—more commonly known as the stomach flu. However new research into cytokines has the potential to change that! Join Hank for a new episode of SciShow where we'll discuss if a stomach...
SciShow
Why Herpes Is the Most Talented Virus Ever
Unlike with many other viruses, once you get a herpesvirus you’re stuck with it for life. But just how do these master trespassers accomplish this feat?
SciShow
Humanity's New Cousin & An Ancient Giant Virus
SciShow News shares two amazing things from the deep past that have been discovered: a new ancient human relative, and a 30,000-year-old giant virus.
SciShow
COVID Variant Recombination: Threat or Achilles Heel?
Scientists may have found a recombinant variant of COVID-19 in the wild, and its mixed DNA could be essential to the coronavirus life cycle.
SciShow
What If All Viruses Vanished?
In the past couple years, you may have found yourself wishing that all the viruses in the world just disappear. But be careful what you wish for...
SciShow
Will COVID-19 Go Away in the Summer?
COVID-19 has the potential to ebb and flow with the seasons, but because it's a novel pandemic, that doesn't mean we're off the hook this summer.
SciShow
Coming Soon: 12 Billion People on Earth
SciShow News explains the science behind the latest virus outbreak in the U.S., and examines surprising new predictions about the future of the world’s human population.
SciShow
What Is Monkeypox? | SciShow News
While cases of Monkeypox are being found worldwide, the nature of the disease and the science we currently have available keeps concerns from growing.
MinuteEarth
I found the BEST coronavirus depiction (+ explanation)
Ever found a fantastic coronavirus illustration that led him to learn about viral attachment and entry.
SciShow
How to Make a COVID-19 Vaccine
One year to eighteen months might seem like a while to wait for a COVID-19 vaccine, but there's a good reason finding and approving a candidate takes a whole lot of time.
SciShow
Why Herpes Is the Most Talented Virus Ever
Unlike with many other viruses, once you get a herpesvirus you’re stuck with it for life. But just how do these master trespassers accomplish this feat?
SciShow
We Might Finally Be Able to Treat the "Stomach Flu" (#inmice)
The treatment for viral gastroenteritis has been stay near a toilet and drink lots of fluids. But new research into cytokines has the potential to change that.
SciShow
Seahorse Pregnancies Could Help us Treat HIV
Many seahorse species have males with full-blown pregnancies. But in order to do this, their immune system is missing something kind of important.
PBS
How We Discovered Germs
Humanity didn't always know about the invisible viruses, bacteria, and microbes that can cause disease. But that doesn't mean we didn't come up with some truly bizarre ideas. From the four humors and miasma theory to bloodletting and...
Healthcare Triage
Paul Romer's Coronavirus Testing Plan
Testing for coronavirus has been one of the most contentious aspects of the pandemic response in the United States. This week we're talking to Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Romer, who has developed a plan to roll out Coronavirus...
TLDR News
Did Fauci Lie to Congress? Why is Fauci Being Accused of a Cover-Up? - TLDR News
In May and July Anthony Fauci spoke in front of Congress to discuss a variety of issues, but recently he's been caught up in some contentious water as people are beginning to question if he told the truth. So in this video, we unpack if...
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Experts explain what viruses are
Viruses straddle the definition of being living and nonliving, according to the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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Curated Video
How Canadian researchers are preparing for the next pandemic
As the world fights the latest phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian researchers are analyzing hundreds of bat specimens in order to identify new viruses and get a head start on future vaccines.
Curated Video
Hunting for coronavirus variants in Canada
A group of scientists are on the hunt for coronavirus variants in Canada. They tell Adrienne Arsenault about what they’ve found and why a Canadian variant of concern isn’t out of the question.
Curated Video
Trump claims coronavirus came from Wuhan lab
US President Trump claims he has seen evidence that coronavirus originated from a laboratory in Wuhan, China - but is “not allowed to tell”.
Press Association
Health chief warns of measles threat
The head of the UK Health Security Agency has warned a measles outbreak in Birmingham could spread to other inner-city areas unless 'urgent action' is taken. Interview with Dame Jenny Harries, chief executive of UKHSA, speaking as it was...
Curated Video
Truth be Told: No consensus on the origins of COVID-19
A new report is giving fuel to the theory that COVID-19 resulted from a lab leak in China, not a seafood market. But the question of how it began still remains unsettled and highly politicized. (Scripps News)
Bloomberg
US Suspends Wuhan Institute Funds Over Covid Stonewalling
The Biden administration has halted the Wuhan Institute of Virology's access to federal funding after the lab failed to provide documents about safety and security measures, according to a memo obtained by Bloomberg News. Riley Griffin...