Name: Noah's Ark for the Humans
Uploaded: 2021
Duration: 11 min 15 s
Description: Our bodies are habitats for bacteria, and many of the microbes are beneficial to us. Scientists believe that within a few decades many useful microbes will have disappeared … so they want to create a vault for Human Microbiota like a Noah's Ark for the future of the human species.

Our bodies are habitats for bacteria, and many of the microbes are beneficial to us. Scientists believe that within a few decades many useful microbes will have disappeared … so they want to create a vault for Human Microbiota like a Noah's Ark for the future of the human species.

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Discover why the microbes living in and on our bodies are essential to health, and why scientists fear many could vanish within decades. This episode follows the bold plan for a human microbiota vault, from remote sample collection to cold-storage preservation, revealing a high-stakes effort that could shape future medicine.

Inside a frozen mountain, scientists race to save humanity's hidden allies.

Scientists believe that within a few decades many useful microbes will have disappeared so they want to create a vault for Human Microbiota.