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Fit Bits for Herons, Tuberculosis Vaccines and Droplets

Season 300 Episode 323 | 26m 46s

Researchers at Lenoir-Rhyne University are tracking herons and egrets using fit-bit like devices and GPS. Texas scientists are searching for a vaccine for tuberculosis. And reviewing footage of different types of drops, an applied mathematician records and measures where they disperse in order to better understand how diseases spread.

Aired: 05/22/18

Rating: NR

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