Virologist Spends His Days 'Hunting The Thing That Wants To Hunt Us'
Christopher Mores is among those trying to unlock secrets of the novel coronavirus. He spends 14-hour days with his team throwing everything they have at this pathogen, looking for ways to defeat it.
by Melissa Block
May 05, 2020
3 minutes
As the novel coronavirus continues its global rampage, scientists around the world are racing to stop its spread.
Dozens of projects have been launched under great pressure to deliver a vaccine as quickly as possible.
Among the virologists trying to unlock the pathogen's secrets is Christopher Mores, the director of a new lab devoted to the research of highly infectious diseases. It's part of George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health in Washington, D.C.
"I've always liked the idea of hunting the thing that wants
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