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Down and Dirty with Covid Genes
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Aug 26, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
What weird bugs did you pick up last time you rode a subway train? A global network of scientists mapping the DNA of urban microbes and using AI to look for patterns pivots to tracking covid-19. Join host Jennifer Strong as she rides along on a subway-swabbing mission and talks to scientists racing to find an existing drug that might treat the disease.
We meet:
Weill Cornell Medicine's Christopher Mason and David Danko
BenevolentAI CEO Baroness Joanna Shields
Credits: This episode was reported and produced by Jennifer Strong, Tate Ryan-Mosley, Emma Cillekens and Karen Hao with help from Benji Rosen. We’re edited by Michael Reilly and Gideon Lichfield. Our technical director is Jacob Gorski.
We meet:
Weill Cornell Medicine's Christopher Mason and David Danko
BenevolentAI CEO Baroness Joanna Shields
Credits: This episode was reported and produced by Jennifer Strong, Tate Ryan-Mosley, Emma Cillekens and Karen Hao with help from Benji Rosen. We’re edited by Michael Reilly and Gideon Lichfield. Our technical director is Jacob Gorski.
Released:
Aug 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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