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Expert Perspectives on the Coronavirus Pandemic

Hendrik Poinar explains viral evolution and why so many diseases seem to come from animals in New Yorker expert panel.

May 08, 2020

Hendrik took part in a special panel put together by The New Yorker to discuss Sars-CoV-2. The panel consisted of experts across 6 fields, ranging from genetics to science fiction, and discussed where Covid-19 and other past bugs come from, how they cause disease, and how history can help inform our understanding of present and future pandemics.

 

Go to article: The New Yorker - Expert Perspectives on the Coronavirus Pandemic