Look. It was a rough week. We’re all sad. We needed some good news. We will be back to our regularly scheduled sad-fest in a couple weeks. But for now: Gong Noise Part 5. The Gong Legacy. (I’m running out of sequel jokes).
Read MoreSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-COVID-19) is a new strain of a relatively new human coronavirus. It is a positive single-stranded RNA virus. If you remember our episode on the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, influenza is also an RNA virus. However, influenza is a negative single-stranded RNA virus, which is crucial to distinguish because there is this running assumption that the current outbreak is "just the flu." They are very different.
Read MoreYes, it’s true, I’m skimping out on my Heavy Hitter for this week because… well, because it’s been a long month and I’m tired and need to hear about good things happening in the world. Let us have this.
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