# 5160
Yes, I know the above sounds like the title to a Tom Swift adventure, but don’t let that deter you. As Crof so aptly put it in his blog overnight, the article below (penned by Michael Specter) is The must-read of the month.
Go now and read this PDF of a feature that appears in this week’s New Yorker Magazine, called The Doomsday Strain.
I’ll wait.
I’ve been an unabashed fan of Doctor Nathan Wolfe for quite some time, and have featured him in this blog on more than one occasion.
Wolfe is pretty much the Indiana Jones of Virology, spending about half of his time in the jungles of Africa looking for the next doomsday virus.
I wrote about Dr. Wolfe last year (see Nathan Wolfe: Virus Hunter), and also featured an absolutely fascinating TED Talk by Dr. Wolfe.
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. Each year they hold a 4 day long event at Long Beach, California where 50 people are urged to give the 18-minute talk of their lives.
And believe me, this is one talk you don’t want to miss.
About this talk
Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe is outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering new, deadly viruses where they first emerge -- passing from animals to humans among poor subsistence hunters in Africa -- before they claim millions of lives
Full bio and more links
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