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Paul Ewald si chiede: si possono addomesticare i germi?

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Il biologo evoluzionista Paul Ewald ci trascina nelle fogne per parlare di germi. Perché alcuni sono più pericolosi di altri? Come potremmo trasformare i più dannosi in innocui? Alla ricerca della risposta a questa domanda esamina un caso disgustoso quanto affascinante: la diarrea.

After years of studying illness from the germs' point of view, microbiologist Paul Ewald believes that Big Pharma is wrong about some very big issues. What's right? The leader in evolutionary medicine posits radical new approaches. Full bio »

Translated into Italian by giuseppe cima
Reviewed by Paolo Gifh
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