Our Microbial Organ – The Good and Bad Bugs of the Human Gut
Ever since coming to Harvard, I’ve been involved with a graduate student group called “Science in the News.” At SITN, the goal is to bring the fascination with scientists that graduate students have to a wider audience, and the flagship effort of the group is a series of lectures held every Autumn and Spring that [...]
By Kevin Bonham
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Ever since coming to Harvard, I've been involved with a graduate student group called "Science in the News." At SITN, the goal is to bring the fascination with scientists that graduate students have to a wider audience, and the flagship effort of the group is a series of lectures held every Autumn and Spring that presents complex scientific topics for a general audience. A few years ago, we started filming these lectures, and I just stumbled across the video of a lecture I was a part of that seems relevant for this blog.
Take a look, and let me know what you think:
Part One - Living in a Microbial World (presented by me!)
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2010 7.1 Our Microbial Organ, Part I: Living in a Microbial World from Science in the News on Vimeo.
Part 2 - The Gut and its Inhabitants (presented by Nadia Cohen)
2010 7.2 Our Microbial Organ, Part II: The Gut and Its Inhabitants from Science in the News on Vimeo.
Part 3 - Bacterial Populations - How We Study Them and How We Use Them (presented by Kyle Perry)
2010 7.3 Our Microbial Organ, Part III: Bacterial Populations - How We Study Them and How We Use Them from Science in the News on Vimeo.
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