With cold and flu season approaching, a physician helps us understand what to look for to tell whether we have a cold, flu, or something more serious. Then we talk about one company’s plan to grow an animal that’s equivalent to the extinct woolly mammoth — how they propose to do it, and whether they should.
Featured in this Show
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How To Tell The Difference Between Allergies, A Cold, The Flu, And COVID-19
So, you’ve got a runny nose and a scratchy throat. Is it allergies? The beginning of a cold? The flu? COVID-19? We talk about how to evaluate your symptoms, and how to proceed.
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Should We Bring Back The Mammoth?
A paleogeneticist shares some thoughts on a company’s proposal to bring a woolly mammoth back to life — and reintroduce a population of them to Siberia.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
- Bill Martens Producer
- Tim Peterson Producer
- Dr. Dylan Timberlake Guest
- Beth Shapiro Guest
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