Secrets of the Microbiome: The Gut – Podcast

The trillions of microbes that live on and in the human body are an important part of who we are, from mediating all our interactions with the environment to determining our cancer risk and influencing who we fall for. And scientists are only beginning to decipher the types of insects we share our lives with, and how they shape us.

In the first of a three-part miniseries from Science Weekly, Ian Sample speaks to colorectal surgeon and researcher James Kinross about the amazing world of our gut microbiome, how modern life affects it, and what we can do to ensure it

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