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Jessica Green: Stiamo filtrando i microbi sbagliati?

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E' necessario filtrare l'aria che entra negli ospedali? L'ecologista e TED Fellow Jessica Green ha scoperto che la ventilazione meccanica elimina molti tipi di microbi, ma delle tipologie sbagliate: c'è una maggiore probabilità che quelli che rimangono negli ospedali siano patogeni.

Jessica Green wants people to understand the important role microbes play in every facet of our lives: climate change, building ecosystems, human health -- even roller derby. This University of Oregon professor (also known by her derby name “Thumper Biscuit”) is using non-traditional tools -- like art, animation, and film -– to help people visualize the invisible world. Full bio »

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