Nature & Nurture #159: Dr. Jaap de Roode - How Parasites & Immune Systems Evolved

About this episode

Dr. Jaap de Roode discusses the evolution of parasites and immune systems in animals.

Dr. Jaap de Roode is the Samuel C. Dobbs Professor of Biology at Emory University, and the author of Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, & Other Animals Heal Themselves. He is an expert in the population biology of parasites and virus transmission, and how animals defend themselves against these threats.

People in this episode

Host: Adam Omary

Guest: Dr. Jaap de Roode

Topics covered

• parasites
• immune systems
• population biology
• virus transmission
• animal defense mechanisms

Keywords

• parasites
• immune systems
• biology
• virus transmission
• animal health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Emory University

Books & works: Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, & Other Animals Heal Themselves

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