Virology Podcast by Karolina

9: Phage Therapy

Maybe you’ve had the experience of being sick, and your doctor struggling to find the right antibiotics to treat your infection. Or maybe you had to restart your treatmen

8: Measles

We all know the story. When Europeans set sail for the so-called “New World”, they didn’t just bring ships and cargo - they also brought deadly diseases. They introduced

7: The Discovery of Giant Viruses

When people think about viruses, one of the first things that comes to mind is that they’re small. And to be honest, that's how I would describe them too. I mean, that’s

6: The Berlin Patient and the Quest to Cure HIV

I spent a good portion of the last episode telling you that HIV cannot be cured and our best option is to keep it under control with medication. But here’s the thing: I

5: The Story of HIV and AIDS

In the 1980s, doctors began noticing a troubling pattern: previously healthy individuals were succumbing to rare diseases that their immune systems couldn’t fend off. Thi

4: Viruses in Permafrost

Maybe you noticed media reports talking about ancient viruses found in permafrost. Sometimes even using catchphrases like "zombie virus revived from the ice". And I am no

3: About a Hoax That Changed the World

It probably wouldn't surprise you if I told you that someone lied to make money. But today I would like to talk about a lie that changed the world we live in. It is a sto

2: The First Virus

How do you look for something invisible? Today, I would like to go to the very beginning of the virology field. To the time when people only started to realize that virus

1: A Tale of Rabbits and Myxomatosis

Usually, we think about viruses as the enemies that threaten our health. But this episode talks about a time when scientists decided to turn the tables and take advantage