The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean· Staffel 4· Folge 8
The Screwiest—and Perhaps Most Original—Idea of the 20th Century
Dienstag, 26. April 2022 · 21 min
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The New York Times one credited biologist Edward Knipling with “the most original idea of the 20th century.” What was it? A way to fight the screwworm, the vilest parasite on earth—and maybe stop malaria, the deadliest disease in human history, too.
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