Name: Noah's Ark for the Humans
Uploaded: 2021-01-01
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.

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.

Noah's Ark for the Humans

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

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