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Does A Vaccine Help You If You’ve Already Had COVID-19?
Vaccines doses have started to rollout and are getting into the arms of people. We know that if you already had COVID-19, you build up antibodies against the virus. So do the vaccines affect you if you’ve already had COVID-19?
Science writer Roxanne Khamsi talks about recent studies showing that a single dose of vaccine could boost immunity for former COVID-19 patients. She also discusses a study that found over 140,000 viral species in the human gut and Elizabeth Ann, the first cloned black-footed ferret.
The Aftermath Of Texas’ Winter StormWhile power has been mostly restored, journalists report Texans are now facing water shortages, housing damage, and crop losses.
Texas grocery store shelves have begun filling out again. But for the state’s agriculture industry, recovering from the winter storm will take time, and consumers are likely to feel it in their pockets.
The historic freeze and power outages brought agriculture across the state to a halt. Dairy farmers were forced to dump gallons of unpasteurized milk for days as processing plants were left without power. Packing houses also shut down with machinery cut off from electricity and employees unable to make their shifts, said Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.
Meanwhile, the products on the market were quickly bought up by panicked Texans just before and after the storm. By Monday, Miller said he had seen the price of hamburgers go up to $8.50 a pound, and he expects prices to remain elevated as the food supply chain stabilizes.
“It’s not going to be back to normal for at least six to eight weeks,” Miller said. “You’ll still see shortages of some stuff, and even though the shelves may be full, the prices will be high.” Read and listen to the full story in the State of Science series.
Keeping An Eye On The Climate, From SpaceThe climate is changing, and so is the U.S. government’s approach to it. The Biden White House has made the climate crisis a high priority, and has created several new positions focused on climate science.
One of those new climate posts can be found at the space agency NASA. While rockets and Mars rovers may seem far removed from climate issues, NASA is actually the lead federal agency in climate observations, with a fleet of satellites tracking everything from sea temperature to CO2 levels to chlorophyll.
Ira talks with Gavin Schmidt, who has recently been named in an acting role to be the senior climate advisor for NASA. He’s also director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. They discuss upcoming climate-focused NASA programs, last week’s cold weather in Texas, and the challenge of making better decisions in an uncertain climate future.
Episode sebelumnya
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652 - Texas Storm, NASA Climate Advisor, Mars Sounds. Feb 26, 2021, Part 1 Fri, 26 Feb 2021 - 0h
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651 - Lucid Dreaming, Sex As A Biological Variable, Parachute Science, Global Vaccine Access. Feb 26, 2021, Part 2 Fri, 26 Feb 2021 - 0h
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650 - Tech Unions, Color Perception, Fish Vs Birds. Feb 19, 2021, Part 2 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 - 0h
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649 - Fauci On Vaccines and Variants, Mummy Mystery, Texas Power Grid Failure. Feb 19, 2021, Part 1 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 - 0h
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648 - Fish Eye Secrets, Human Genome Project, Science Diction 'Mesmerize.' Feb 12, 2021, Part 2 Fri, 12 Feb 2021 - 0h
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647 - The Effectiveness Of Double-Masking, Mars Landing Preview. Feb 12, 2021, Part 1 Fri, 12 Feb 2021 - 0h
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646 - Four Lost Cities, Sourdough Microbiome, Queen Bees, Bison. Feb 5, 2021, Part 2 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 - 0h
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645 - COVID Variants And Vaccines, U.S. Energy Justice. Feb 5, 2021, Part 1 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 - 0h
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644 - Medieval Bones, Vaccine Rollout, Florida Panthers. Jan 29, 2021, Part 2 Fri, 29 Jan 2021 - 0h
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643 - Your Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines Answered, Placenta Science. Jan 29, 2021, Part 1 Fri, 29 Jan 2021 - 0h
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642 - Orange Bat, Greenland Bacteria, COVID Anniversary, Alien Argument. Jan 22, 2021, Part 2 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 - 0h
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641 - Finding Lead Pipes Through Algorithm, How Soil Could Save The Planet. Jan 22, 2021, Part 1 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 - 0h
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640 - Valley Fever And COVID-19, Structure of Conspiracy Theories, New Climate Wars. Jan 15, 2021, Part 2 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 - 0h
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639 - How The COVID-19 Vaccine Was Developed And Is Being Distributed. Jan 15, 2021, Part 1 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 - 0h
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638 - COVID Fact Check, Aging Cells, News Roundup. Jan 8, 2021, Part 1 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 - 0h
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637 - Fundamentals of Physics, Giant Ancient Birds, 2021 Space Outlook. Jan 8, 2021, Part 2 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 - 0h
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636 - They Might Be Giants, Animal Sounds Quiz, Luxury Ostrich Eggs. Jan 1, 2021, Part 2 Fri, 01 Jan 2021 - 0h
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635 - Christmas Bird Count, Black Birders Week, Science Diction: Vaccine. Jan 1, 2021, Part 1 Fri, 01 Jan 2021 - 0h
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634 - 2020 In Review, Charismatic Tubeworms, Dog Evolution. Dec 25, 2020, Part 1 Fri, 25 Dec 2020 - 0h
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633 - Indigenous Astronomy, Auroras, Inclusive Science. Dec 25, 2020, Part 2 Fri, 25 Dec 2020 - 0h
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632 - Black Holes, Scallop Die-off, River Sound Map. Dec 18, 2020, Part 2 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 - 0h
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631 - Future Of Climate Change, Tongue Microbiome. Dec 18, 2020, Part 1 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 - 0h
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630 - Science Books of 2020, ANWR Drilling, Science Diction. Dec 11, 2020, Part 2 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 - 0h
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629 - Vaccination Logistics, Europe’s Green Deal. Dec 11, 2020, Part 1 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 - 0h
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628 - Virtual Worlds And Wildfire Health Effects. Dec 4, 2020, Part 2 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 - 0h
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627 - David Attenborough, China’s Moon Mission, COVID Approved In U.K. Dec 4, 2020, Part 1 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 - 0h
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626 - Ig Nobel Prizes, Koji Alchemy. Nov 27, 2020, Part 2 Fri, 27 Nov 2020 - 0h
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625 - Your Cheese’s Microbiome, COVID Reinfection Questions, Future Of Meat. Nov 27, 2020, Part 1 Fri, 27 Nov 2020 - 0h
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624 - Famous Arecibo Observatory Decommissioned, Biden’s Climate Change Plan. Nov 20, 2020, Part 1 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 - 0h
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623 - Roman Mars, Disinformation, Ancient Female Big Game Hunters. Nov 20, 2020, Part 2 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 - 0h
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622 - Body Temperature, COVID Vaccines, Dog Genomics. Nov 13, 2020, Part 2 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 - 0h
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621 - Biden’s COVID Transition Team, Election Drug Policy Reform. Nov 13, 2020, Part 1 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 - 0h
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620 - Ancient Algae, COVID Holidays, Accessible Pregnancy Test. Nov 6, 2020, Part 2 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 - 0h
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619 - Climate Policy And The Election, COVID Winter Forecast, Murder Hornets. Nov 6, 2020, Part 1 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 - 0h
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618 - Book Club Finale, Floating Nuclear Plants. Oct 30, 2020, Part 2 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 - 0h
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617 - Science And The Election, Disinformation, Vampire Bats. Oct 30, 2020, Part 1 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 - 0h
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616 - Teaching in a Pandemic, Inheriting Stress, Book Club. Oct 23, 2020, Part 2 Fri, 23 Oct 2020 - 0h
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615 - Should We Trust Election Forecasting, COVID Dreams. Oct 23, 2020, Part 1 Fri, 23 Oct 2020 - 0h
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614 - U.S. COVID Spikes, Blockchain Chicken Farm, Book Club: Chicanafuturism. Oct 16, 2020, Part 2 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 - 0h
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613 - The Black Hole At The Center Of The Galaxy, Shipwreck Microbes. Oct 16, 2020, Part 1 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 - 0h
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612 - Science News, Nobel Roundup, Book Club. Oct 9, 2020, Part 1 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 - 0h
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611 - Solar System Smackdown: Mars v. Venus, Mussel Mystery. Oct 9, 2020, Part 2 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 - 0h
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610 - Antarctic Ice, Itching, Ancient Birds. Oct. 2, 2020, Part 2 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 - 0h
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609 - Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus, COVID-19 Fact Check, SciFri Book Club. Oct. 2, 2020, Part 1 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 - 0h
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608 - Feather Communication, Thermal Imaging Wildfires, Tick Saliva. September 25, 2020, Part 2 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 - 0h
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607 - Indigenous Fire Management, Oliver Sacks Film. September 25, 2020, Part 1 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 - 0h
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606 - SciFri Extra: After 20 Years, The ‘Cosmic Crisp’ Has Landed Mon, 21 Sep 2020 - 0h
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605 - Nursing Homes, Volcano Science. Sept 18, 2020, Part 2 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 - 0h
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604 - West Coast Fires, Sen. Ed Markey, Deafness Cures. Sept 18, 2020, Part 1 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 - 0h
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603 - Medium Black Holes, World of Wonders, Warsaw Typhus. Sept 11, 2020, Part 2 Fri, 11 Sep 2020 - 0h