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Our closest genetic relatives are in danger once again. Virginia Tech professor of biomedical sciences and pathobiology Taranjit Kaur says the chimps of Tanzania are suffering at the hands of a strain of human respiratory disease. This time, the blame lies with a growing number of eco-tourists and field researchers. With her own family in tow, discover Kaur’s impetus to live and learn in the malaria-ridden jungle, housed in a portable solar-powered laboratory, with the very mammals she may be threatening. Speaker(s):
Dr. Taranjit Kaur, professor, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia Tech
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