Nathan Wolfe
Virus Hunter | Founder of Metabiota
About
Nathan Wolfe is a pioneering virus hunter and global health expert. As the founder of Metabiota, he leads a team that tracks novel viral outbreaks worldwide, helping governments and organizations prepare for and prevent pandemics.
Wolfe's TED Talks have reached millions, sharing his high-tech approach to pandemic control. Drawing on decades of fieldwork and scientific research, his keynotes offer audiences a rare glimpse into the hidden world of viruses - humanity's dominant life form.
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What's left to explore?
We've been to the moon, we've mapped the continents, we've even been to the deepest point in the ocean -- twice. What's left for the next generation to explore? Biologist and explorer Nathan Wolfe suggests this answer: Almost everything. And we can start, he says, with the world of the unseeably small.
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