Incubation

The world is full of undiscovered viruses. They’re in the air we breathe, the ground we wa... more

We thought we knew everything there was to know about measles. But in recent years, new re... more

For thousands of years, humans have shaped mosquito evolution while mosquitoes have shaped... more

After four decades of dedicated research on HIV, scientists have made extraordinary progre... more

For a long time, people could tell that there was some connection between chickenpox and s... more

Almost everyone on earth has Epstein-Barr virus. Usually it's pretty mild - you get sick, ... more

What did the 2014 Ebola outbreak teach us about preventing future pandemics? Our guests th... more

Why has rabies invaded our nightmares for centuries? Author and veterinarian Monica Murphy... more

Incubation Season 2 begins October 17th. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio... more

Can bacteriophages help us in the fight against antibiotic-resistant infections? Author To... more

Why do we all know so little about the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), despite the fact that h... more

What can the mythical jackalope teach us about HPV? Author Michael Branch tells the story ... more

What risk does H5N1 pose to humans? We hear from David Quammen, author of “Spillover,” abo... more

What do we know – and not know – about the suite of viral infections known as “the common ... more

What is ‘structure-based’ vaccine design? Before scientists used these techniques to desig... more

Why has polio been so challenging to eradicate? Karen Torghele tells the story of two poli... more

What can we learn from the centuries-long quest to eradicate smallpox, once the scourge of... more

A new podcast that traces the history of humanity through viruses. New episodes weekly sta... more