Virus Hunters in race to avert disaster

Get insights into the work of scientists and medical detectives studying microscopic threats in a new documentary

Bat researcher Kendra Phelps. PHOTOS: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Bat researcher Kendra Phelps, who is taking samples from bats (above) with her team. PHOTOS: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
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Wondering when, where and how the next pandemic might strike?

A National Geographic documentary will dive into the work of Virus Hunters - the scientists and medical detectives racing to study these microscopic threats and avert another global disaster.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 26, 2020, with the headline Virus Hunters in race to avert disaster. Subscribe