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    COVID Origins

    • Episode 956 • Release 220

    Recently, a Coronavirus expert at the Wuhan lab finally presented data in Japan that suggests none of the viruses from the laboratory are the ancestor of SARS-CoV-2. It refutes the accusation that the lab either intentionally or accidentally leaked the virus.

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    Still a Mystery: Sense of Smell

    • Episode 955 • Release 220

    We're using AI to learn how our olfactory receptors recognize odor chemicals. We know that two similar molecules can be perceived as different smells.

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    A Vaccine for Breast Cancer

    • Episode 954 • Release 219

    Triple-negative breast cancer makes up 15 percent of all breast cancers and is among the most aggressive. However, a new vaccine could change the outlook for these women and it's based on neoantigen DNA.

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    A New Blood Substitute

    • Episode 953 • Release 219

    Since blood donors are in short supply and donated blood only lasts 40 days, scientists have for a century tried to find a human blood alternative.

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    How Now Brown Cow

    • Episode 952 • Release 219

    The next big pandemic threat that scientists hope to prevent is the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The same virus has infected more than 200 dairy cow herds in at least 14 states.

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