Have you ever wondered what it is about a viral infection that makes you feel so terrible? When you’re told about some infection, it’s usually only the beginning part, where the virus infects a cell, but nothing after that. Nothing about how the body responds specifically. That’s the topic of this weeks episode of More than Abstract, join Pranjal and Eric as they tackle this problem.

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Intro/Outro by Eric Pierce

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Why is lead bad for us. We all know that it is, but nobody has ever said why though. That’s what Pranjal and Eric try to tackle in this weeks episode, why does our body need metals to begin with and why certain heavy metals are toxic to us, instead of simply leaving our system entirely.

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Intro/Outro by Eric Pierce

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