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Evolution: The Evolutionary Arms Race
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Program Overview
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"Survival of the fittest."—Raw competition? Or, a level of
cooperation indispensable to life? Evolution tells us that both are
important. This program explores the spiraling arms race humans have
with microorganisms, the only entities that pose a threat to human
existence. The program follows the struggles of medical detectives
uncovering the roots of epidemics and traces the alarming spread of
resistance among pathogens that cause disease, like the new virulent
tuberculosis—nicknamed "Ebola with wings." Interactions
between species are among the most powerful evolutionary forces on
Earth, and understanding them may be key to human survival.
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