[We have episodes in German and English] How do scientists uncover phenomena and explain their connections? How do engineers design machines, methods and infrastructure? At omega tau, experts give detailed answers. Over the last ten years, we have produced 300 episodes in which we dug deeper, until we ran out of questions. Join us on our journey through the world of science and engineering: the closer you look and listen, the more interesting things get.
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episode 70: Viruses, Bacteria and other Parasites
In this episode we talk to fellow podcasters Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier about viruses, bacteria and other parasites. Among other topics we discuss what each kind of parasite is made of an how they interact with the human organism (in good and bad ways).
- This Week in Virology
- This Week in Parasitism
- This Week in Microbiology
- Trichinella spiralis
- E-Coli
- Prion
- Nucleic acid
- DNA
- RNA
- Polio
- Lipid
- Metabolism
- Astrobiology at the NASA Astrobiology Institute (omega tau)
- Virus
- Heterotroph
- Autotroph
- HIV
- Influenza
- Herpes simplex
- Phylogenetic tree
- Blood Clotting (Coagulation)
- Bacteria
- Immune system
- Endogenous retrovirus
- Fission (biology)
- Probiotic
- Symbiosis
- Personalized medicine
- Robert Koch
- Cholera
- John Snow
- Tuberculosis
- Smallpox
- Protozoa
- Fungus
- Ectoparasites
- Antibiotics
- Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis
- New Delhi MDR TB
- Marburg virus
- Richard Owen
- James Paget
- Rudolf Virchow
- Enterobius
- Immunoglobulin E
- Gates Foundation