How the Human Microbiome Project Works

Stuff You Should Know

• Episode: How the Human Microbiome Project Works
• Website: Stuff You Should Know
• Feed URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-should-know.rss
• Duration: 00:35:42
• Published: 2014-05-13 16:53

If it was possible to take a full scan of all of the DNA of every cell in and on your body the results would be startling: Only 1 percent would be human. The other 99 percent comprises all of the bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microbes you literally cannot live without. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com