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How Babies Handle Vaccines (w/ Paul Duprex), Sniffing Is Contagious, and Albino Ghost Trees
Curiosity Daily
English - March 21, 2019 07:00 - 9 minutes - 9.57 MB - ★★★★★ - 877 ratingsEducation Science Astronomy news business interview comedy health science culture entrepreneurship politics leadership Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Learn about why sniffing is contagious; and, how one biologist solved the mystery of a rare tree that scientifically shouldn’t exist, but does. Plus, virologist Paul Duprex explains how vaccines work in babies and in people with a weakened immune system.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:
Sniffing is Contagious, Like Yawning and Laughing — https://curiosity.im/2ECFVu5Albino Ghost Trees Shouldn't Exist — But They Do — https://curiosity.im/2EAdmgUAdditional resources from Paul Duprex, director of the Center for Vaccine Research at the University of Pittsburgh and a professor of microbiology and cellular genetics:
University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research — http://cvr.pitt.edu/Paul Duprex on Twitter — https://twitter.com/10queues@PittCVR on Twitter — https://twitter.com/PittCVRMeasles: Why it’s so deadly, and why vaccination is so vital | The Washington Post — https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/measles-why-its-so-deadly-and-why-vaccination-is-so-vital/2019/02/15/a452e5c4-2fd0-11e9-8ad3-9a5b113ecd3c_story.htmlResearch from Paul Duprex — https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=duprex+wp%5Bauthor%5DPitt Announces New Director of the Center for Vaccine Research — https://www.upmc.com/media/news/duprex-announcementIf you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/how-babies-handle-vaccines-w-paul-duprex-sniffing-is-contagious-and-albino-ghost-trees
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