Origin of an Epidemic

An evolutionary biology graduate student explores early HIV samples, inspired by circle tree phylogeny for a meaningful tattoo.

Written byCarl Zimmer
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Lea writes:

"I am an evolutionary biology graduate student working with some of the world's earliest known HIV samples, trying to clarify the early evolutionary history of the virus. I was inspired by an elegant circle tree phylogeny my PI put together for a publication submission and I decided I had finally found something I connected with enough to get permanently put on my body."

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