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Juliane Koepcke, 17, was the lone survivor of the Dec. 1971 Peruvian Amazon plane crash. In this file photo, she arrives at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, April 7, 1972, where she plans to go to school to learn German. (AP photo)
What It Takes to Survive a Disaster

When disaster strikes and the chips are down, who makes it out alive?

What It Takes to Survive a Disaster

Go on an adventure into unexpected corners of the health and science world each week with award-winning host Maiken Scott. The Pulse will take you behind the doors of operating rooms, into the lab with some of the world’s foremost scientists, and back in time to explore life-changing innovations. The Pulse delivers stories in ways that matter to you, and answers questions you never knew you had.

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