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Podcast: The Future of Everything
Episode: David Relman: What dolphins can teach us about our own health
Description: From weaponized anthrax to killer strains of bird flu, we often hear only the worst of the worst when it comes to the microbes who share our world.
The truth, however, is far from horrific. Bacteria do far more good for us than bad, and most viruses are harmless.
In this episode, host Russ Altman, professor of bioengineering, talks to infectious disease expert David Relman about his studies of one very specific microbiome—the mouths of dolphins—which have revealed many types of bacteria previously unknown to science.
Relman offers a sobering (and enco...