Red Thread #40 - The Human Experiments of Plum Island
Added 2024-10-17 08:18:42 +0000 UTC"The friendliest sounding place to do science"
Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11D8UxPFAgdsSCsVrmAJlYCJ6aRuymzNJ9BmTb9_X4Q0/edit?usp=sharing
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Griffinmane
2024-11-14 15:48:38 +0000 UTCDude that's so creepy who knows what you could have been exposed to
Griffinmane
2024-11-14 15:48:26 +0000 UTCKaleb blessed my ears ๐ต
Ace 1nst1nct
2024-10-23 05:27:31 +0000 UTCI had always assumed it was a chemical, idk why, sending a chemical in the mail as a way to harm fits more in my brain than a biological weapon
Grelk
2024-10-21 12:47:51 +0000 UTCIve lived my whole life next to the facility that the Reston Ebola was studied at. Grew up as a kid knowing nothing about it, once I learned about it I never could look at the building the same. Itโs just some office building now, funny how those things go
Caton Fuller
2024-10-19 20:17:27 +0000 UTCAn episode on Dr. Tyrone Hayes and atrazine would be really cool, or looking into the bodies at Roop Kund Lake
Justin the Hunter
2024-10-19 17:05:58 +0000 UTCVery surprised that Isaiah doesnโt know what anthrax is.
Western Philosopher
2024-10-19 06:19:19 +0000 UTCYall shoud do the Chichijima incident. It involves president Bush Sr. Very interesting
Josh
2024-10-18 21:48:14 +0000 UTCLonger episodes pleaseeeeeee!
Greg
2024-10-18 21:28:09 +0000 UTCBSL-4 facilities are also extremely rare.
Justin the Hunter
2024-10-18 21:06:22 +0000 UTCAnthrax caused by an infection from the bacteria Bacillus anthracis, so it is a biologic and not a chemical. It is usually reserved for BSL-3 facilities. A friend of mine works with this in her lab currently. The biosafety level ratings are designed around how infectious, how dangerous, and how readily available treatment measures are for a particular pathogen or microbe. BSL-1 is generally for microbes that have little to no pathogenic effects on humans. BSL-2 is generally for microbes that can/do infect humans but only have a moderate amount of hazard associated with them. This includes things like staphylococcus, E. coli, Salmonella, Hepatitis, and even HIV (in the US, it's BSL-3 in Europe). BSL-3 is generally for more exotic microbes and diseases that are a lot more infectious and have a moderate to high risk/hazard associated with them. A big point here is that immunizations are available and required (I think?) to work with these agents. Some microbes found in these facilities include tuberculosis, West Nile virus, the plague (Yersina pestis), and several other bad/exotic viruses. BSL-4 is generally for EXTREMELY hazardous and infectious agents that can cause acute infection or death if inhaled or otherwise exposed. These are typically reserved for crazy things like the Ebola virus, Marburg viruses, smallpox, and hemorrhagic fever that often times have very limited or no treatment options at all. -Current PhD student ๐
Justin the Hunter
2024-10-18 21:02:00 +0000 UTCI really enjoy the new show plz don't cancel it
hexxywexxy
2024-10-18 15:46:48 +0000 UTCAnybody else think that the MURICAH circlejerk is getting pretty boring?
te
2024-10-18 15:43:13 +0000 UTCSick goon sesh with the big goon!!! Love the goon wendigoon is great love the goon #gooning !
lanirus
2024-10-18 11:08:04 +0000 UTCGo more in depth
CheeseCake King
2024-10-18 05:47:46 +0000 UTCcalling this "human experiments" made me think you had proof of legitimate nazi style torture, a few chimps and the possibility or the origin of lyme disease was a bit under whelming given the title, though its ultimately better to hear about this rather than what i was expecting
Simon Hughes
2024-10-18 03:43:02 +0000 UTCIsiah and Kaleb singing is one of my favorite moments in official history
Connor Arrington
2024-10-18 00:34:44 +0000 UTCUSA ๐บ๐ธ USA ๐บ๐ธ USA ๐บ๐ธ ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Tanner Herlihy
2024-10-17 23:14:40 +0000 UTCi really love the show but the australia bad jokes are getting really stale
ClayHasLlamas
2024-10-17 22:10:01 +0000 UTCAw, those guys are *barely* even deadly.
Western Philosopher
2024-10-17 18:42:25 +0000 UTCDon't forget copperheads over here in maryland
Ethan Kelly
2024-10-17 18:28:34 +0000 UTCThe rest of them will only kill you if you provoke them, or accidentally get too close, or youโre between them and their babies, or theyโre especially hungry, or theyโre especially horny, or if theyโre in a bad moodโฆ
Western Philosopher
2024-10-17 18:19:19 +0000 UTCAnd only ten are almost guaranteed to kill you on sight.
Western Philosopher
2024-10-17 18:17:27 +0000 UTCAnd of those, only like seven of them actually go out of their way to hunt and eat humans.
Western Philosopher
2024-10-17 18:16:27 +0000 UTCIโm so glad that here in America, our list of highly dangerous wild animals is so short. I mean, we only have the Kodiak bear, crocodile, bison, newt, brown recluse, grizzly bear, bull shark, moose, cougar, wolf, jaguar, coyote, alligator, rattlesnake, bark scorpion, tiger shark, cottonmouth, sidewinder, black bear, great white shark, black widow, mosquito, bobcat, killer bee, tick, polar bearโฆ
Western Philosopher
2024-10-17 18:13:46 +0000 UTCAnthrax is a bacteria, maybe you got it mixed with asbestos? Idk
Ethan Kelly
2024-10-17 17:28:16 +0000 UTCI think wendigoon is trying to trick us into thinking that he is a conspiracy theorist who is suspicious of the government. But he is actually a federal agent. Just look at his responses the facts are there just open your eyes man.
Matthew Doig
2024-10-17 16:09:45 +0000 UTCNew drinking game: Take a drink everything the southern accent is used or USA is chanted.
Josh Crawford
2024-10-17 14:34:55 +0000 UTCThe amount of times Iโve touched myself to this podcast should be illegal. (It is)
Bandos Godsword
2024-10-17 12:34:09 +0000 UTCHoly shit itโs already been about a year huh
Bandos Godsword
2024-10-17 12:33:00 +0000 UTCI actually have worked in the facilities at plum island doing their building automation! Some seriously creepy stuff I've seen and heard at that place. And the protocols are absolutely insane.
Kreon
2024-10-17 11:35:39 +0000 UTCjackson the people have to know if there will be a special episode for the red thread 1 year anniversary next month?
cas.ko
2024-10-17 11:21:46 +0000 UTCDon't forget that the paralysis tick can cause the same meat allergy that the lone star tick does
Ethan Kelly
2024-10-17 10:14:42 +0000 UTCyo holy shit no way when the thread is red
matt dudas
2024-10-17 09:07:04 +0000 UTCHaven't finished the entire podcast but I'm pretty sure anthrax is a bacteria not a chemical.
Succubussimp
2024-10-17 08:58:22 +0000 UTCWoke up in cold sweats craving Jacksonโs voice
Javen X
2024-10-17 08:49:27 +0000 UTCIโm experimenting with Jacksonโs plum.
Jackson Clarkeโs Right Hand
2024-10-17 08:37:05 +0000 UTCwho up experimenting on their plum rn?
moji
2024-10-17 08:33:32 +0000 UTCI love you jackson
toxysalamander HD
2024-10-17 08:31:02 +0000 UTCThat sour boys flavor oompa released a few weeks ago was really really good. The sangaria one
Diabetic
2024-10-17 08:21:42 +0000 UTC
