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The Best of Our Knowledge #1542 "Scientists Leading The Fight Against COVID-19"

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Bob Barrett
Published April 9, 2020 at 2:00 AM EDT
Mayo Clinic

The fight against COVID-19 is going on today in clinics and hospitals and testing sites. But that fight began in a clinical lab.

Next time on The Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll talk with a microbiologist from the Mayo Clinic about how the coronavirus was identified and how tests are being developed.

Find Dr. Pritt's blog called Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites here.

We’ll also spend an Academic Minute with the origin story of the US health care system.

I’m Bob Barrett, that’s this week on The Best of Our Knowledge.
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Bob Barrett
Bob has been a part of the WAMC family since 2001. He currently produces and hosts National Production's The Best Of Our Knowledge. Over the years, Bob has produced The Environment Show and The Health Show for National Productions and hosted weekend mornings on WAMC for a decade. In addition to producing TBOOK, he is currently a reporter and on air host at WUWF Public Radio at the University of West Florida in Pensacola.
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