Ep.18 – Evolving Situation

Episode Notes

Evolutionary biology is at the center of some of the most vexing public health challenges of our time: cancer, antibiotic resistance and disease outbreaks. Pitt's Vaughn Cooper has been studying evolution in action for more than a decade. To his amazement, he’s beginning to think it may be possible to predict evolution.

In Dec. 2020, we sat down with Cooper to discuss how the emerging field of evolutionary medicine is helping to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

This episode was inspired by these stories in our magazine, Pitt Med:

• “What Bug’s in You?,” Winter 2021
• “Untangling Darwin,” Fall 2017 

Written and produced by Elaine Vitone. Our executive producer is Erica Lloyd. Music by Blue Dot Sessions.