How Mya Breitbart Is Mapping The Genomes Of Entire Ecosystems

Monday, September 16, 2013 - 13:50 in Mathematics & Economics

Mya Breitbart Joel Kimmel The microbial ecologist has figured out a way to study the enormous diversity of viruses on the planet. Each year, Popular Science seeks out the brightest young scientists and engineers and names them the Brilliant Ten. Like the 110 honorees before them, the members of this year's class are dramatically reshaping their fields--and the future. Some are tackling pragmatic questions, like how to secure the Internet, while others are attacking more abstract ones, like determining the weather on distant exoplanets. The common thread between them is brilliance, of course, but also impact. If the Brilliant Ten are the faces of things to come, the world will be a safer, smarter, and brighter place.--The Editors Mya Breitbart University of South Florida Achievement Saving the Internet from itself Viruses are the most abundant entities on the planet-and among the most mysterious. Mya Breitbart, a microbial ecologist at the University of South Florida,...

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