Germomics
Germomics
Dr. Dustin Edwards
To B from A in the most roundabout way. A mix of microbiology and history, this series connects different aspects of modern life and society to microbes, bacteria, viruses, and parasites through seemingly unconnected natural events, scientific discoveries, and human inventions.
Antitoxin Togo, Please
What do bluejeans have to do with diphtheria?
Nov 19, 2019
21 min
Hell on Weils
How does Mardi Gras and Carnival connect to leptospirosis?
Nov 6, 2019
13 min
Rabies Day Out
How does the Google no internet Dinosaur Game connect to Rabies?
Oct 31, 2019
25 min
A Boy Named Flu
How do kindergarten crafts and activities connect to influenza and the flu?
Oct 22, 2019
21 min
There’s Something About Typhoid Mary
How do hamburgers connect to Theodore Roosevelt and typhoid fever?
Oct 8, 2019
24 min
It’s On The Syphilis
How do Hollywood summer blockbuster movies connect to sexually-transmitted syphilis?
Oct 1, 2019
23 min
One Flew Over The Kuru Nest
How does Monticello span to Kuru and the cannabilistic Fore people of Papua New Guinea?
Sep 24, 2019
29 min
Confessions of a Cholera Girl
How does Steak and Eggs for breakfast help stave off cholera diarrhea cases during a disaster?
Sep 17, 2019
44 min
On the Right Taq
How does honky tonk and rockabilly singer Johnny Horton connect to Taq and the Human Genome Project?
Sep 10, 2019
20 min
A Sky Full of SARS
How does coffee connect to the SARS outbreak in China and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup?
Sep 3, 2019
34 min