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Paul Ewald vraagt zich af of we ziektekiemen kunnen domesticeren

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Evolutionair Bioloog Paul Ewalds neemt ons mee naar het riool om over ziektekiemen te praten. Waarom zijn sommige schadelijker dan anderen? Hoe kunnen we de schadelijke goedaardiger maken? Op zoek naar antwoorden neemt hij een smerig maar fascinerend onderwerp onder de loep: diarree.

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 Dutch by Corstiaan van der Sluis
Reviewed by Christel Foncke
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