The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

The Screwiest—and Perhaps Most Original—Idea of the 20th Century

Apr 26, 2022

22:10

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Screwworms - The End of the Screwworm

04:52

The Screwworm Sex Guide

02:02

Nippling's Screw Worm Experiment

01:45

Introduction

4min

How Did Edward Nippling Eradicate Screwworms?

5min

X-Rays Can Sterilize Screwworms

5min

Nippling's Screw Worm Experiment

2min

The Screwworm Sex Guide

2min

Screwworms - The End of the Screwworm

5min

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2min

The New York Times one credited biologist Edward Knipling with “the most original idea of the 20th century.” What was it? A way to fight the screwworm, the vilest parasite on earth—and maybe stop malaria, the deadliest disease in human history, too.

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