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UnavailableHow we study the microbes living in your gut | Dan Knights
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How we study the microbes living in your gut | Dan Knights

FromTED Talks Science and Medicine


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How we study the microbes living in your gut | Dan Knights

FromTED Talks Science and Medicine

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Jul 10, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

There are about a hundred trillion microbes living inside your gut -- protecting you from infection, aiding digestion and regulating your immune system. As our bodies have adapted to life in modern society, we've started to lose some of our normal microbes; at the same time, diseases linked to a loss of diversity in microbiome are skyrocketing in developed nations. Computational microbiologist Dan Knights shares some intriguing discoveries about the differences in the microbiomes of people in developing countries compared to the US, and how they might affect our health. Learn more about the world of microbes living inside you -- and the work being done to create tools to restore and replenish them.
Released:
Jul 10, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Some of the world's greatest scientists, doctors and medical researchers share their discoveries and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.