On Episode#9, we discuss:

1. NASA launches a 23m titanium toilet headed to the International Space Station

2. The 2020 Nobel prize for Medicine awarded for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus

3. What does the wastewater in Stockholm, Sweden tell about the uptick in coronavirus cases? 

References:

1. https://apnews.com/article/business-spacex-archive-moon-f06581fe70515ae7608304af8e6a44fb

2. Law, John Lok Man, et al. "A hepatitis C virus (HCV) vaccine comprising envelope glycoproteins gpE1/gpE2 derived from a single isolate elicits broad cross-genotype neutralizing antibodies in humans." PloS one 8.3 (2013): e59776. 

3. Lundkvist, Åke, Stefan Hanson, and Björn Olsen. "Pronounced difference in Covid-19 antibody prevalence indicates cluster transmission in Stockholm, Sweden." Infection ecology & epidemiology 10.1 (2020): 1806505.