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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The Ebola Drug

    ZMapp is an experimental drug that has shown promise as a treatment for the Ebola virus. We look at the tiny company in San Diego that developed ZMapp, and is now tasked with filling an order from federal officials.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 2, 2014 • 1 min read

    ZMapp is an experimental drug that has shown promise as a treatment for the Ebola virus. We look at the tiny company in San Diego that developed ZMapp, and is now tasked with filling an order from federal officials.

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    1. 0:00Ebola Precautions in L.A.
    2. 8:17The Ebola DrugYou’re reading this
    3. 15:53L.A.’s Baseball Blitz
    4. 25:53A Visit to ‘Harmontown’
    5. 41:10CicLAvia and Gentrification
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Andrew Pollack

      New York Times

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    2 of 5
    Will CicLAvia Bring Gentrification to East LA?
    1. 0:00Ebola Precautions in L.A.
    2. 8:17The Ebola DrugYou’re reading this
    3. 15:53L.A.’s Baseball Blitz
    4. 25:53A Visit to ‘Harmontown’
    5. 41:10CicLAvia and Gentrification
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