Podcast: Does coronavirus spread through the air, and the biology of anorexia
On this week’s show, Staff Writer Robert Service talks with host Sarah Crespi about a new National Academy of Sciences report that suggests the novel coronavirus can go airborne , the evidence for this idea, and what this means for the mask-wearing debate. See all of our News coverage of the pandemic here . See all of our Research and Editorials here .
Also this week, Staff Writer Jennifer Couzin-Frankel joins Sarah to talk about a burgeoning understanding of the biological roots of anorexia nervosa —an eating disorder that affects about 1% of people in the United States. From genetic links to brain scans, scientists are finding a lot more biology behind what was once thought of as a culturally driven disorder.
This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy .
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