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Podcast: The Future of Everything
Episode: Catherine Blish: Immunology is on the trail of a killer
Description: As she tells it, the life of immunologist Catherine Blish has not changed all that much from what it was just a couple months ago.Her lab still studies deadly infectious diseases, but instead of myriad killers like HIV, dengue fever, influenza and the like, her team is now focused solely on the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Only a select group of researchers in the world are qualified to work with such serious viruses, and fewer still are properly equipped with the protective gear and sophisticated ventilation systems needed to guarantee the safety in the lab.<...