Covid-19 - Viral History withProf Eddie Holmes (188)

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Virology and evolutionary biologist Professor Eddie Holmes takes Dr Karl time travelling to visit a deadly virus. Many of today's treatments took thousands of years to develop.  Smallpox proved to be a tough virus to manage but it also taught us how to fight back. From skin scratching to cows, the American Civil War, Baltic mummies and DNA -  Science finally stopped smallpox in its tracks. <br /> @EdwardCHolmes<br /> <a href="https://drkarl.com/">https://drkarl.com/</a><br /> <br /></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Note: episode recorded in late May 2020 using data available at the time<br /></span></p>