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Nathan Wolfe, Scientist

Nathan Wolfe is a virus hunter. He hopes that by trying to collect and identify viruses from around the world, scientists will be able to prevent future pandemics

Nathan Wolfe is a scientist who thinks there is a lot of the world still to be discovered and viruses, he says, are a good example of that. His idea is that by trying to collect and identify viruses from around the globe, scientists will be able to prevent future pandemics and his work has taken him to the remote jungles of Central Africa and South East Asia. He talks to Owen Bennett Jones...

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28 minutes

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Mon 7 Jun 201003:32GMT

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  • Sat 5 Jun 201009:32GMT
  • Sun 6 Jun 201006:32GMT
  • Sun 6 Jun 201014:32GMT
  • Mon 7 Jun 201003:32GMT

BBC World Service Archive

BBC World Service Archive

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