Thu. 06/04 - Isaac Newton's Little Known Plague Cure

Confirmed case numbers continue to rise around the world as places that were previously spared are now the sites of major outbreaks. How do libraries disinfect books? Isaac Newton’s little known cure for the plague. New synthetic red blood cells that can act as a mechanism for therapeutic drug delivery. And Big Bird’s upcoming CNN Town Hall.

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Links:

• Approximate Percentage of the Population That Has COVID-19 Antibodies (Scott Gottlieb, Twitter)
• How Do Libraries Clean Books? And More Questions From Our Readers (Smithsonian Magazine)
• How to Sanitize Collections in a Pandemic (American Libraries Magazine)
• Isaac Newton Believed That Lozenges Made Of Toad Vomit Could Cure The Bubonic Plague (All That’s Interesting)
• Please Enjoy the Absurd Delight of Frog Bread (Vice)
• Synthetic red blood cells mimic natural ones, and have new abilities (Science Daily)
• CNN and 'Sesame Street' to host a town hall addressing racism (CNN)
• Good News Ride Home on YouTube

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