Chimps

Our closest genetic relatives are in danger once again. Virginia Tech professor of biomedical sciences and pathobiology Taranjit Kaur says the chimps of Tanzania are suffering at the hands of a strain of human respiratory disease. This time, the blame lies with a growing number of eco-tourists and field researchers. With her own family in tow, discover Kaurs impetus to live and learn in the malaria-ridden jungle, housed in a portable solar-powered laboratory, with the very mammals she may be threatening.

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