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CrowdScience: Can We Worm Our Way Into Better Health?

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Can we worm our way into better health?

13/10/2017 GMT

Can We Worm Our Way Into Better Health?

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Could parasites help give our immune systems a boost and help us fight disease?

We test the science behind parasitic therapy to answer listener Michael’s question about whether intestinal worms can help us stay healthy, and visit a deworming programme in a rural Ugandan village.

Do you have a question we can turn into a programme? Email us at crowdscience@bbc.co.uk

Presenter: Marnie Chesterton
Producer: Marijke Peters

(Picture: Tapeworm in human intestine, Credit: selvanegra/Getty Images)

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