Wed. 07/07 - Algae Beer, Lead-Poisoned Emperors, & mRNA Flu Vaccines
Could lead poisoning have led to the fall of Rome? The Australian craft brewery using algae to offset their carbon emissions. And Moderna has started human trials of their mRNA flu vaccine.
Sponsor:
Credit Karma, creditkarma.com/podcast
Links:
The White House killed William Henry Harrison (Washington Post)
How Lead (Maybe?) Caused the Downfall of the Roman Empire (Reactions, YouTube)
Did lead poisoning cause downfall of Roman Empire? The jury is still out (Ars Technica)
Why ancient Rome kept choosing bizarre and perverted emperors (Vox)
The first artificial sweetener poisoned lots of Romans…
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