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The Evolution of Infectious Diseases with Justin Meyer: Lecture 12 - Adaptations Within a Patient and During an Epidemic
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" [Show ID: 35828]