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Meade, Barbara - Co-Owner
GOOD EVENING. I'M BARBARA MEADE, ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF POLITICS & PROSE AND SEC THIS EVENING, WE HAVE C-SPAN HERE. IT'S BEEN LIKE WORKING BACK THERE?...
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Quammen, David - Author
THANK YOU. THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BARBARA NTU MAC ALL FOR BEING HERE POLITICS & PROSE. AS BARBARA SAID, I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE BEFORE. I LIVE...
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ABOUT. >> THANKS, DAVID. MY NAME IS RICK. EITHER TOASTY WARM MEMORY OF SWIMMING AT BALLSTON HOT SPRINGS. I BET SHE'D BEEN THERE, TOO. GREAT PLACE. ...
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| 00:21:10 |
Quammen, David - Author
HOW MANY VIRUSES THEY ARE. WE HEAR TALK ABOUT GOD WILL SEND OR OTHER PEOPLE TRYING TO ESTIMATE HOW MANY LIVING SPECIES THERE ARE PLANET EARTH. NOBODY...
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Quammen, David - Author
OF VIRUSES THAT COME OUT OF ANIMALS PATHOGENIC TO HUMANS MAY WELL BE A SMALL PERCENTAGE. BUT THE ONES THAT ARE THE EXCEPTION ARE CONSEQUENTIAL. THANKS...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
HELLO, I ENJOYED YOUR BOOK VERY MUCH. I USED IT WHILE I WAS A STUDENT IN A CLASS ON BIOLOGY. I DO QUESTION ABOUT THE STUDY OF THE GENEALOGY OF THESE...
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Quammen, David - Author
THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ARE INTERESTING TO ME IS TRACY AND THE HUMAN GENOMES FROM THEM THAT CAUGHT ARCHNESS RETROVIRUSES, WHICH ARE HAV IS A RETROVIRUS,...
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QUESTION. SO FAR WE'VE HEARD YOU SPEAK ABOUT DIFFERENT DISEASES THAT MAY CAUSE DEATH. IN THE EXAMPLES YOU GAVE US WAS DOZENS AND HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS....
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Quammen, David - Author
FIGURES OR TWO QUESTIONS. ONE IS ARE WE DOING SOME THINGS THAT CAUSE MORE HARM THAN GOOD AND ALSO, I RESORTED TO TAKING THESE THINGS SET UP A PORTION...
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A LOT ABOUT THE WILDLIFE ASPECT OF THE DISEASES. COULD YOU COMMENT ON THE ROLE OF THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY BOTH IN TERMS OF THE CONTROL AND PREVENTION,...
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| 00:30:18 |
Quammen, David - Author
HUGE OPERATIONS LIKE FARMS IN MALAYSIA ARE PART OF WHAT MAKES THIS PROBLEM MORE URGENT AND MORE DANGEROUS. IT'S PART OF WHAT MAKES US, THE HUMAN POPULATION...
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FOLLOWING SCIENTISTS TO THESE AREAS ARE THE HIGH RATE OF COSTS OVER OR SPILLOVER, TO WHAT EXTENT HAVE YOU NOTICED AFTER TO EDUCATE THE LOCAL HUMAN...
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Quammen, David - Author
A FIRST IN BANGLADESH TRYING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE NOT TO DRINK BROAD DATE PALM SAP THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CONTAIN THE VIRUS. IF YOU COOK THE STUFF, YOU...
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HERE. I AM DR. SAM HANCOCK AND WITH IT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SUPPLY CHAIN, WITHIN 24 ASSOCIATE OF VIRUSES CAN BE AROUND THE GLOBE. SO ONE OF THE MOST...
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Quammen, David - Author
QUESTION. IT'S AN INTERESTING INITIATIVES OFFICIAL IN GOING ON. WHEN THAT COMES TO MIND IS SOMETHING CALLED THE GLOBAL VIRAL FORECASTING INITIATIVE,...
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| 00:39:58 |
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ANIMAL VIRUSES TEND TO REVOLVE? DO YOU THINK THEY WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AT THE RATE THEY HAVE DONE IN THE RECENT EXPERIENCE OF MONITORING AND TRYING...
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Quammen, David - Author
HAPPEN. SAY YOU ARE A MONKEY LIVING IN CENTRAL AFRICA. THEY ARE TEARING DOWN YOUR HABITAT. 1010 THE MONKEY HABITAT. THEY'RE KILLING THE MONKEY FOR...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
OR MILLIONS OF VIRUSES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO THAT EVOLVE INTO A DANGEROUS KILLING VIRUS? AND THEN BE TRANSMITTED -- >> THE SAFEST ANSWER IS
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Quammen, David - Author
YES, PRESUMABLY. WE ARE JUST SCRATCHING INTO THAT AREA. SOME OF THE SCIENTISTS I TALKED TO SAY WE DON'T DO HOW MANY SPECIES THERE ARE AND A TROPICAL...
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WE'VE RAN OUT OF QUESTIONS AND WE RAN OUT OF TIME. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK
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YOU. THANK YOU FOR QUESTIONING. >>
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.