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Paul Ewald asks, Can we domesticate germs?

TED Talks200700:17:50Creative Commons
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Evolutionary biologist Paul Ewald drags us into the sewer to discuss germs. Why are some more harmful than others? How could we make the harmful ones benign? Searching for answers, he examines a disgusting, fascinating case: diarrhea.

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TEDTalks, TED2007, TED, Talks, biology, disease, evolution, global issues, health, health care, illness, medicine, microbiology, science, technology, virus, water, 2007

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