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Episode 11, Season 1
Solving Crimes with the Necrobiome

We can’t talk to the dead, but in their own way, the dead can speak to us.

7:10
Episode 8, Season 1
Fecal Microbiota Transplants: The Ins and Outs of FMT

To scientists like Mark Smith, poop is more than just waste – it’s medicine.

7:22
Episode 7, Season 1
A World Without Microbes: An Apocalyptic Thought Experiment

A world without microbes seems at first like a utopia, but let’s take a deeper look.

7:02
Episode 9, Season 1
Can a Fungus Save Plants from Global Warming?

Let's put plants in the spotlight and focus on their best microbial partner: Fungi.

8:02
Episode 10, Season 1
Microbes from Mom — Vaginal Birth vs C-Section

Do you remember your first birthday present? No? Good, because it’s gross.

9:12
Episode 6, Season 1
Nature's Cutest Symbiosis: The Bobtail Squid

An unlikely alliance with bacteria gives this squid an amazing superpower: Invisibility.

8:05
Episode 5, Season 1
A Wasp Mom’s Gift: Blankets of Bacteria

You don’t want to be a honeybee when the beewolf is on the prowl.

9:10
Episode 4, Season 1
Mosquitoes Might SAVE Lives, Thanks To Bacteria

Science is inching closer to an unlikely solution to Dengue fever. Bacteria.

9:04
Episode 2, Season 1
Superbugs That Resist Antibiotics Can Evolve in 11 Days

Antibiotics have a key role in medicine, but using them is not a decision made lightly.

8:51
Episode 1, Season 1
Termites Digest Wood Thanks To Microbes

The next time you spot a termite eating on wood, know that they’re not dining alone.

7:12
Episode 3, Season 1
How Giant Tube Worms Survive at Hydrothermal Vents

At the bottom of the ocean, a bacterial discovery reshaped our view of life on earth.

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I Contain Multitudes

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