Morgan State University, a Baltimore, Maryland Carnegie R2 doctoral research institution,

offers more than 100 academic programs and awards degrees at the Baccliorate, Masters, and Doctoral Levels,

is furthering their mission of growing the future leading the world.

Morgan continues to address the needs and challenges of the modern urban environment.

With a four-year quadrupling of research, more than a dozen new doctoral programs,

and eight new National Centers of Excellence, Morgan is positioned to achieve Carnegie R1 designation in the next five years.

To learn more about Morgan and their ascension to R1, visit morgan.edu slash research.

Welcome to the science podcast for April 24th, 2020. I'm Sarah Presby. First up this week, we talk about what we know now about the effects of

coronavirus on the body, system by system, with newswriter Meredith Wadman. Then staff writer Paul

Lucen joins us to discuss a quantum diamond microscope that's cracking the magnetic secrets

in very old rocks.

What does it mean to be sick with coronavirus?

We typically think first probably of shortness of breath, you know, the symptom that will determine whether you should go to the doctor.

You can have a fever, you could lose your sense of smell, maybe some stomach problems.

But what does this virus actually do to the body? Meredith Wadman and a team of reporters from

science looked at what we know of its effect. System by system. It's not a complete picture yet,

but researchers are starting to pull it together.

Okay, Meredith, how are you?

I'm fine.

How are you, Sarah?

I'm good.

This is a very comprehensive story from nose to toes, I think as I saw in one description

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