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Inside the Lab That Invented the COVID-19 Vaccine
This is how to make a COVID-19 vaccine.
Why are Human Babies So Helpless?
Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.
Why are Human Babies So Helpless?
Season 8 Episode 3 | 8m 19s | CC
Within an hour of a baby giraffe being born, it’s standing, walking, and nursing on its own. Human babies on the other hand? We’re born unable to move or eat on our own, we can’t communicate or fully sense our world, and we leak EVERYWHERE. If humans are so smart, why are our babies so… un-smart? You may think it’s all about head size, but the real science is more complex.
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