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3 unusual facts about Nathan Wolfe


Biological dark matter

According to research by US virologist Nathan Wolfe, 20% of the genetic material in a typical human nasal swab is biological dark matter that cannot be attributed to any of the existing categories of living organisms on Earth.

Nathan Wolfe

Wolfe has been awarded more than $40 million in funding from a diverse array of sources including The U.S. Department of Defense, Google.org and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Wolfe’s work has been published in and covered by the popular media including The New York Times and The Economist, Discover, and Scientific American.



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