Reconstructing a Rabies Epidemic: Byte by Byte

Published: May 8, 2017, 8 p.m.

b'A vast majority of the newly discovered human pathogens are viruses that have jumped to humans from an animal host ("cross-species transmission"). Find out how biologists and computer scientists have collaborated and used cutting edge ultra-deep sequencing technology to study the dynamics of a 2009 rabies outbreak to better understand emergent viruses, such as Ebola and Zika. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 32072]'