What do we know – and not know – about the suite of viral infections known as “the common cold”? We speak with curator Katie Dabin about the UK’s Common Cold Unit, where volunteers signed up over the course of decades to get infected with colds. Then we enlist top virologist Gary McLean for some advice on what we can do to help ourselves feel better.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Phages: Bacteria’s Worst Nightmare
Herpes: Symptoms and Stigma
HPV: Unpacking Papilloma
Influenza: In the Wild
RSV: The Quest for a New Vaccine
Polio: The Last Mile
Smallpox: Gone but Not Forgotten
Introducing: Incubation
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast
Short Wave
Unexplainable
Speaking of Psychology
Stuff To Blow Your Mind