Advancing human health by exploring viral dark matter
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Arizona team up to investigate viruses in the human microbiome
image: Travis Wheeler (left) and Jason McDermott (right) will work together over the next four years to study interactions between viruses and bacteria in the human body.
Credit: (Photo of Wheeler [L]: University of Arizona; Photo of McDermott [R] by Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
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