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It's Okay to Be Smart
We're Mainly Microbe: Meet Your Microbiome
Season 1
Episode 5
Ever not felt completely like yourself? There's a good reason for that. Because a large part of you isn't actually you. Our bodies are home to ten times as many microbes as human cells. We are walking ecosystems, each of us home to thousands of different species on and inside of us. Meet your microbiome!
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