Name: Meet your microbes
Uploaded: 2012-07-10T15:09:27Z
Duration: 14 min 6 s
Description: Our bodies are covered in a sea of microbes -- both the pathogens that make us sick and the "good" microbes, about which we know less, that might be keeping us healthy. At TEDMED, microbiologist Jonathan Eisen shares what we know, including some surprising ways to put those good microbes to work.

Our bodies are covered in a sea of microbes -- both the pathogens that make us sick and the "good" microbes, about which we know less, that might be keeping us healthy. At TEDMED, microbiologist Jonathan Eisen shares what we know, including some surprising ways to put those good microbes to work.

Jonathan Eisen: Meet your microbes

Meet your microbes

Miscommunication with our microbial cloud might trigger diseases like type 1 diabetes, revolutionizing our understanding of autoimmunity.

Fecal transplants hint at a future where we treat our microbial community as an organ, crucial for health and deserving of care.

Exploring the human microbiome reveals its potential role in diseases like diabetes, reshaping our understanding of health.

How the microbiome shapes our world

environment

science

genetics

disease

health

health care

nature

biology

medicine

biodiversity

illness

bacteria

microbiology

medical research

Surgery

pregnancy

human body

nanotechnology

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