Will studying snakes help stop the next pandemic?

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My guest this week is Dr. Joe DeRisi, a pioneer in functional genomics and leader of a collaborative effort to accelerate SARS-CoV-2 testing and discovery. Joe is the co-President of the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub and has had a remarkable series of technological breakthroughs throughout his career, including the invention of DNA microarrays. He talks about applying these approaches to diagnose mysterious diseases in humans and pets as well as his current focus on COVID-19.