Don’t open Pandoraea’s box! Who knows what you’ll unleash! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Pandoraea is an awful bacteria that infects mucus in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients. But could we use it for good? Here’s how that nasty stuff works. Meet Elena
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Covid is back! For cats? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. The claim that COVID-19 came from bats being researched in Wuhan, China is controversial. But the question of whether animals can be infected persists. The Harbin Veterinary Research Institute investigated SARS-CoV-2 infections. After looking
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Are hugs the new chicken soup? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Think of your gut as a soup of friendly bacteria. Everybody’s recipe is custom made to work with our bodies properly. These good bacteria help digest food and fight disease. Scientists know that
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