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The Second Genome

Manipulating Our Hidden Half

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

Available for over a year

We are more microbe than human. James Gallagher explores how our second genome, the diverse array of microbes that live on and in our bodies, is driving our metabolism and health. Show more

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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