BioLab Collective with Jack Wang

#003: Marburg Outbreak, The Last of Us, and how new drugs are discovered.


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In Episode 3, Jack and Amanda explore:

Chapters:

(1:36) Updates from previous episodes in a new segment “The Connect”

(8:55) Assess the threat of a Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea

(17:08) Discuss the landmark change in FDA regulations no longer requiring animal testing for drug trial approval.

(36:46). “The Last of Us”, which countries are best suited for surviving an apocalypse, and Zombie Yachts

Show Notes:

https://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/article/ozempic-face

https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/15/23599072/microsoft-ai-bing-personality-conversations-spy-employees-webcams

https://theconversation.com/more-lunar-missions-means-more-space-junk-around-the-moon-two-scientists-are-building-a-catalog-to-track-the-trash-196645

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/marburg-virus-outbreak-what-to-know-about-the-signs-and-symptoms

https://www.science.org/content/article/fda-no-longer-needs-require-animal-tests-human-drug-trials

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/101876140

https://www.pbs.gov.au/info/industry/listing/participants/pbac

https://theconversation.com/before-the-last-of-us-i-was-part-of-an-international-team-to-chart-the-threat-of-killer-fungi-this-is-what-we-found-199593

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/09/australia-and-new-zealand-best-placed-to-survive-nuclear-apocalypse-study-finds

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