Up Next
Back to Show
SciTech Now
Ask a Scientist: Microbial Ecologist Jack Gilbert
Microbial Ecologist Jack Gilbert explains that the human microbiome is the bacteria, the fungi, and the viruses that we find inside our body. There’s around a hundred trillion cells of bacteria and viruses inside our body, and they outnumber our own human cells by about two to three times. They weigh around two to three pounds, which is about the same weight as your brain.
Support Provided By
26:47
Invasive species threaten Florida's ecosystem, we look into the future of Mars and more.
26:47
Scientists use algae to trace the origins of sex, space shuttle has a new home, and more.
26:47
In this episode of SciTech Now, the largest desalination plant in North America is making
26:47
Archaeology moves underwater, aplanetary physicist talks the Pluto flyby, and much more.
26:46
Bees populations plummet, science becomes narrative, and more.
26:46
Oil companies cut back operations, CEO discusses women in business, and more.
26:46
How robots are changing the surgical landscape, and more.
26:46
Go trackside at a Trans Am road race to learn how racers make their cars aerodynamic.
26:46
DeFries explains how the history of human development has impacted our planet, and more.
26:46
Scientists use a new method for tracking fish populations, and more.
26:46
Scientists determine the viability of plant life in space, and more.
26:46
Andrea Vasquez takes us to the world of 3D printing, and more.