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Microbes: It's Complicated

Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:14:25
Publish Date: 2025-02-05 08:00:59
Description: For a long time, microbes like the ones in Yellowstone's hot springs were studied in isolation. Molecular ecologist Devaki Bhaya says we should be studying them in community. Here's why.

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