• #9 - $23m toilet headed for space, Nobel Prize 2020, Stockholm wastewater & COVID-19

  • Oct 7 2020
  • Length: 14 mins
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#9 - $23m toilet headed for space, Nobel Prize 2020, Stockholm wastewater & COVID-19

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  • On Episode#9, we discuss:

    1. NASA launches a 23m titanium toilet headed to the International Space Station

    2. The 2020 Nobel prize for Medicine awarded for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus

    3. What does the wastewater in Stockholm, Sweden tell about the uptick in coronavirus cases? 


    References:1. https://apnews.com/article/business-spacex-archive-moon-f06581fe70515ae7608304af8e6a44fb

    2. Law, John Lok Man, et al. "A hepatitis C virus (HCV) vaccine comprising envelope glycoproteins gpE1/gpE2 derived from a single isolate elicits broad cross-genotype neutralizing antibodies in humans." PloS one 8.3 (2013): e59776. 

    3. Lundkvist, Åke, Stefan Hanson, and Björn Olsen. "Pronounced difference in Covid-19 antibody prevalence indicates cluster transmission in Stockholm, Sweden." Infection ecology & epidemiology 10.1 (2020): 1806505.
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