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b'How do animals get viruses to pass on to humans? That\\u2019s what listener Ian wanted to know. To find out, we\\u2019re exploring the science of virology - the study of viruses. Virologist Dr. Jasdave Chahal explains how coronavirus jumped through two species into humans, and where they came from in the first place. Plus, we\\u2019ll find out how scientists discovered viruses before even seeing them, and how they built the tools to fight back.\\n\\nWe have more virology resources on the blog for this episode on our website, www.sciencepodcastforkids.com.\\n\\nWant to hear more from our interview with Jasdave? We have a bonus interview episode available for Patreons, when you pledge $1/month or more at patreon.com/tumblepodcast.\\n\\nDo you have questions about coronavirus? Send them to us at tumblepodcast@gmail.com.\\n\\nCorrection: A previous version of this episode stated that viruses were first discovered in rabies. They were discovered in tobacco mosaic virus. The new version makes the correction that viruses were first hypothesized in rabies, but discovered later in tobacco plants.'