Why new diseases keep appearing in China

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And why COVID-19 was bound to happen. Subscribe to our channel and don't forget to turn on notifications: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO As of early March 2020, a new coronavirus, called COVID-19, is in more than 70 countries and has killed more than 3,100 people, the vast majority in China. That's where the virus emerged back in December 2019. This isn't a new phenomenon for China; in 2003, the SARS virus also emerged there, and under similar circumstances, before spreading around the world and killing nearly 800. Both SARS and COVID-19 are in the "coronavirus" family, and both appear to have emerged from animals in China's notorious wildlife markets. Experts had long predicted that these markets, known to be potential sources of disease, would enable another outbreak. The markets, and the wildlife trade that supports them, are the underlying problem of these pandemics; until China solves that problem, more are likely to emerge. Follow our reporting on coronavirus on vox.com: Our updated guide to Covid-19: http://bit.ly/3cGvqpU 11 questions about the coronavirus outbreak, answered: http://bit.ly/3cHFSgT Why washing your hands is so important: http://bit.ly/39vOaGy Watch our Netflix episode "The next pandemic, explained" https://www.netflix.com/watch/81062202

Everything wrong with the young blood injection craze

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The FDA recently issued a bulletin warning people not to buy injections of “young blood.” Why on Earth does the government even need to say such a thing? The answer involves some misunderstood science, overblown news reports, and sketchy entrepreneurs. We interviewed some scientists about why young blood to reverse aging became hyped, and what is real and what isn’t.

Why labs are printing the coronavirus genome

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Why labs are printing the coronavirus genome

The world is struggling to contain the new coronavirus outbreak. But thanks to new genetic material sequencing and synthesis technology, scientists are able to identify and study this virus quicker than ever before. Will it be enough? Correction: An earlier version of this video title and description referred to the coronavirus genetic material as DNA. The coronavirus is an RNA virus.

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