Working with dangerous viruses sounds like trouble – but here's what scientists learn from studying pathogens in secure labs
- Written by Jerry Malayer, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education and Professor of Physiological Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University
Microbes are everywhere – and they aren't all friendly.
spawns/E+ via Getty ImagesThere are about 1,400 known human pathogens – viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and helminths that can cause a person’s injury or death. But in a world with a trillion individual species of microorganisms, where scientists have counted only one...