Andrew Read

The bugs are getting smarter. Are we?

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About Andrew Read

Andrew F. Read is a Professor of Biology and Entomology at Pennsylvania State University and director of PSU’s Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics. His research focuses on the ecology and evolution of infectious disease research, particularly evolution driven by drugs, vaccines and insecticides that undermines human and animal wellbeing.

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Disease superbugs are mutating faster than we can develop treatments. Andrew Read of Penn State University talks about how better understanding natural selection can help us fight back.

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