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    What We Know About Covid's Origins

    What We Know About Covid's Origins

    FromPrognosis: Losing it

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    What We Know About Covid's Origins

    FromPrognosis: Losing it

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    Length:
    10 minutes
    Released:
    Dec 30, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Scientists have long believed the source of the pandemic can be traced back to bats. Pioneering research by an Australian veterinarian named Dr. Hume Field more than 20 years ago showed why bats are an important host of some of humanity's most feared viruses. Bloomberg senior editor Jason Gale recently caught up with Hume to hear more about how the SARS-CoV-2 virus got from bats to people.Mentioned in this podcast:China Is Making It Harder to Solve the Mystery of How Covid BeganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
    Released:
    Dec 30, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    For much of human history, we’ve turned to diets to lose weight and improve our health. But it’s mostly been in vain. No matter how much the number on the scale drops begins to go down, chances are that the weight will come back. That’s just what the science says. But when it comes to weight, the facts just don’t seem to matter. Losing It, a new series from Bloomberg’s Prognosis, looks at how we got weight loss so wrong — and whether there’s a better way forward.