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Is it a system that creates a world where Instagram models and regular folks become indistinguishable . A revolutionary solution to blank page syndrome ?  An epic tale of an artificial boy's quest for humanity? Or perhaps we are just talking about a complex  machine that will ultimately out smart and overthrow man. Tune in to this week's episode to learn Just what AI is and how just maybe it could save the world.
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This week the guys jump back to a topic that started it all in 2019 (episode 1). We're talking zombie viruses and melting permafrost. What are scientists finding beneath the thawing ground? Listen to this week's episode to find out!
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• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/driven-by-climate-change-thawing-permafrost-is-radically-changing-the-arctic-landscape#:~:text=The%20thaw%20and%20collapse%20of,over%20the%20past%20two%20decades.
• https://scitechdaily.com/awakening-ancient-dangers-catastrophic-risks-of-time-traveling-pathogens-from-melting-permafrost/
• https://phys.org/news/2023-07-ancient-pathogens-ice-wreak-havoc.html
• https://phys.org/news/2023-07-time-traveling-pathogens-permafrost-pose-environment.html?_gl=1*lf5qof*_ga*OXFKRDc4ZDNaNklxemc2anlKUG84VXhDeC1pdDVSSkpZa21LS21iSHdVQ1ZSSXdtSmIwOVpFN0VJT0VTUVk5Uw..*_ga_6M86390YBL*MTY5MDc2Mjk4OC4yMy4xLjE2OTA3NjI5ODkuMC4wLjA
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• https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1611525114
• https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/09/13/what-lies-beneath-melting-glaciers-and-thawing-permafrost/ 
• https://phys.org/news/2021-10-permafrost-bacteria-viruses.html

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Is Putin puttin' something in the water supply? Is Zelensky secretly an an evil mastermind using monster mosquitos to squash the Russian Regime? Is the U.S. funding bio labs in the Ukraine to undercut the Russians? Is it all simply political posturing? Or is there something a bit more sinister afoot? Find out on this episode of Viral Load Podcast. 

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Wind Rose Band : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34CZjsEI1yU 

• https://telegra.ph/Brifing-po-voenno-biologicheskoj-deyatelnosti-SSHA-06-19
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• https://now.tufts.edu/2022/05/12/public-health-impacts-war-ukraine

https://health-desk.org/articles/can-mosquitoes-be-used-for-biological-warfare#:~:text=Because%20of%201)%20mosquitoes'%20ability,of%20being%20used%20as%20weapons

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A fungal infection turning the entire human race into mushroom headed zombies...of course the guys from Viral Load are all in.  On this episode Brett and Andy take a look at the fungal series that is causing an HBO Pandemic.  Could Cordyceps really mutate and take over the human race? Are there any examples of fungal infections causing epidemics or pandemics throughout history? Did David Attenborough show us our future through zombified ants while lulling us into submission with his sweet soothing voice? And just how afraid of the fungus among us should we be? 
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• https://www.cnet.com/science/biology/features/a-scientific-investigation-of-the-last-of-us-fungal-pandemic/
• https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/cordyceps
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3121254/
• https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/deadly-fungi-are-the-newest-emerging-microbe-threat-all-over-the-world/
• https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/05/13/996488271/what-is-black-fungus-and-why-is-it-spreading-among-indias-covid-patients 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8 

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While we may not have a Delorean or a magic crystal ball; Brett is a doctor of epidemiology, an astronomy aficionado and now perhaps able to see into the future (Brett-stradamus )?  After 2 years of bird flu prognostication are we finally seeing the first signs of the next pandemic? Tune in this week to find out. 

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• https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/20/us/grizzly-bears-bird-flu.html?
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This week the guys take you on a trip down the rat hole. They discuss the incredibly accurate TB sniffing rats and how humans began domesticating animals for our benefit. So sit back relax and picture Linguini sniffing out TB instead of making delicious Disney dishes.
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• https://apopo.org/support-us/adopt/?v=7516fd43adaa
• https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/basics/default.htm#:~:text=Tuberculosis%20(TB)%20is%20caused%20by,with%20TB%20bacteria%20becomes%20sick.
• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01629-8#:~:text=The%20field%20got%20a%20huge,%2C%20malaria%20and%20COVID%2D19.
• https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-science-of-sniffs-disease-smelling-dogs 
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/140816-rats-tuberculosis-smell-disease-health-animals-world 
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What's that? The holidays are just around the corner. Well Brett and Andy have got just the topic for discussion around the ol' dinner table. This week the guys dive into the deep end of the latest pandemic that is RSV.  In doing so we must once again venture into the dregs of society  to uncover the latest conspiracy theories and the uphill battle the latest vaccine is going to have against the ongoing infodemic. So strap in take notes and whatever you do stay away from demon babies!

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Same old new years resolutions and brand new set of terrifying disease predictions. This episode is a viral particle or mini-sode where Brett and Andy each choose a story and the other one has no clue what to expect. Brett dives into the deep end of the swirling trash pile that is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. While Andy ventures back to the frozen Tundra to check in on some of Zombie virus predictions of episodes past. 

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It's finally arrived the long awaited sequel to our foray into fecal fodder. Do you or someone you love have gastrointestinal distress? or did you simply eat bad street meat at 1 am that sent you down a Youtube rabbit hole that has you thinking maybe a DIY fecal transplant is for you? Well, put down that blender and turkey baster and give this episode a listen first. 

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Wandering  through the fecal fodder of 2022 has at times felt like a flummoxing failure. The good news is on this episode of Viral Load we show you the upside of your downtown business and how it could one day save your life.