In this episode, Dr. David Evans, Virologist at the University of Alberta joins Leslie and I, where we explore a question he once asked. Could he and his team synthetically recreate horsepox virus?
Science is all about asking questions and creating experiments to answer them. These questions can make us uncomfortable. Quality Assurance also thrives on questions. Listen in while we discuss his experiment and ask him questions.
Link to Dr. Evans' publication on horsepox virus:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0188453
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