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Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
SUBJECTIVE
Now that we've talked about making a zombie, let's talk about unmaking one. In the second of our three zombie episodes, we'll discuss lone microbiologists, dried scab powder, and the power of therapeutic stabbing. Sure, manufacturing a zombie cure from your own blood is impressive, but unless you have detailed lab notes, it basically didn't happen. We're looking at you, Will Smith.
OBJECTIVE
Resources, Citations, and Mentions:
- I Am Legend Wiki - Krippin Virus, accessed October 2020
- "Opinion: The Slave Who Helped Boston Battle Smallpox" by Lashyra Nolen, Undark, Apr 2020
- "How an African Slave in Boston Helped Save Generations from Smallpox" by Erin Blakemore, History, Feb 2019
- "Better Know a Plague: Smallpox" by Brooke Borel, Popular Science, May 2014
- "Facial Masking for Covid-19 — Potential for “Variolation” as We Await a Vaccine" by Monica Gandhi and George W. Rutherford, New England Journal of Medicine, Sep 2020
- CDC - Measles (Rubeola), last reviewed October 2019, accessed Oct 2020
- "I Am Legend's Alternate Ending Explained: What Happens & Why It Was Cut" by Michael Kennedy, Screen Rant, Dec 2019
ASSESSMENT
- Deepa: 1 out of 10 congealed tubes of Will Smith's blood
- Jen: 0 out of 10 missing lab notebooks
PLAN
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