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Nathan Wolfes Suche nach Viren im Jungle

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Virenjaeger Nathan Wolfe ueberlistet die naechste Pandemie indem er immer zwei Schritte voraus ist: Toedliche Viren entdecken wo sie zuerst auftauchen -- waehrend sie von Tieren auf Menschen uebertragen durch arme Jaeger in Afrika -- bevor sie Millionen Leben kosten koennen.

Armed with blood samples, high-tech tools and a small army of fieldworkers, Nathan Wolfe hopes to re-invent pandemic control -- and reveal hidden secrets of the planet's dominant lifeform: the virus. Full bio »

Translated into German by J. Henning Buchholz
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