The Egyptian pharaoh Rameses II only let the slaves go free after facing God´s wrath in the form of ten Plagues, right? But, did you know that there is a scientific explanaiton for those Plagues? Join us in this episode to learn how the ten Plagues actually could have occurred and the chain of events that triggered each one of them. -- Sources: Stephen Mortlock (2019): "The Plagues of Egypt”. The Biomedical Scientist. / Khamesipour, F. (2018): "A systematic review of human pathogens carried by the housefly (Musca domestica L.)" BMC public health. / Marr JS and Malloy CD (1996): "An epidemiologic analysis of the ten plagues of Egypt". Caduceus (Springfield, Ill.) / Walsby AE Schanz F and Schmid M (2005): "The Burgundy-blood phenomenon: A model of buoyancy change explains autumnal water-blooms by Planktothrix rubescens in Lake Zürich". New Phytologist.