&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;As scientists have been scrambling to find new and better ways to treat &lt;span&gt;covid-19,&lt;/span&gt; they’ve come across some unexpected allies. Invisible and primordial, these protectors have been with us all along. And they just might help us to better weather this viral storm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;To kick things off, we travel through time from a homeless shelter to a military hospital, pondering the pandemic-fighting power of the sun. And then, we dive deep into the periodic table to look at how a simple element might actually be a microbe’s biggest foe.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;This episode was reported by Simon Adler and Molly Webster, and produced by Annie McEwen and Pat Walters.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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