The features of globalization have huge consequences on pandemics. It just connects us so much more closely... And as a consequence, every one of these viruses that passes from animals to humans has the capacity to infect all of us.
About 20 percent of the genetic information in your nose doesn't match anything that we've ever seen before. - Nathan Wolfe
About 20 percent of the genetic information in your nose doesn't match anything that we've ever seen before.
- Nathan Wolfe
We've put huge resources into predicting tsunamis, hurricanes, and earthquakes. HIV/AIDS is like an earthquake that's lasted 30 years and touched eve… - Nathan Wolfe
We've put huge resources into predicting tsunamis, hurricanes, and earthquakes. HIV/AIDS is like an earthquake that's lasted 30 years and touched eve…
The features of globalization have huge consequences on pandemics. It just connects us so much more closely... And as a consequence, every one of the… - Nathan Wolfe
The features of globalization have huge consequences on pandemics. It just connects us so much more closely... And as a consequence, every one of the…
We may have charted all the continents on the planet, and we may have discovered all the mammals, but that doesn't mean that there's nothing left to … - Nathan Wolfe
We may have charted all the continents on the planet, and we may have discovered all the mammals, but that doesn't mean that there's nothing left to …
We know there are certain types of viruses that are nasty - influenza, for instance, is an area that is not a blindside. But a lot of viruses have co… - Nathan Wolfe
We know there are certain types of viruses that are nasty - influenza, for instance, is an area that is not a blindside. But a lot of viruses have co…
Don't assume that what we currently think is out there is the full story. Go after the dark matter, in whatever field you choose to explore. - Nathan Wolfe
Don't assume that what we currently think is out there is the full story. Go after the dark matter, in whatever field you choose to explore.
The world can now maintain an acute infection in a way that is unprecedented in the history of life on our planet. - Nathan Wolfe
The world can now maintain an acute infection in a way that is unprecedented in the history of life on our planet.
If you find diseases before they've really emerged, you can control them early on, before you get a major epidemic. - Nathan Wolfe
If you find diseases before they've really emerged, you can control them early on, before you get a major epidemic.
I work to create systems that can accurately detect pandemics early, determine their likely importance, and, with any luck, crush those that have the… - Nathan Wolfe
I work to create systems that can accurately detect pandemics early, determine their likely importance, and, with any luck, crush those that have the…
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