The Evolution of Infectious Diseases with Justin Meyer: Lecture 12 - Adaptations Within a Patient and During an Epidemic

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English - May 15, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 36.4 MB - ★★★ - 12 ratings
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UC San Diego professor of biology Justin Meyer, who specializes in infectious disease research presents his course The Evolution of Infectious Diseases with special attention to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the COVID-19 disease and its pandemic spread throughout the world. In this lecture - using phylogenetics to reveal adaptations ocurring in microbes within cystic fibrosis patients during a small epidemic in Boston in the 90's. Series: "The Evolution of Infectious Diseases with Justin Meyer" [Science] [Show ID: 35828]