UC San Diego professor of biology Justin Meyer, who specializes in infectious disease research presents his course The Evolution of Infectious Diseases with special attention to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the COVID-19 disease and its pandemic spread throughout the world. In this lecture he explains mutation, how it occurs and how to understand mutation rate and its relevance to resistance and treatment. Series: "The Evolution of Infectious Diseases with Justin Meyer" [Science] [Show ID: 35818]