Life's Little Mysteries

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The Science Podcast From Live Science The world can be a pretty mysterious place and we at Live Science love to ask and answer questions about mysteries big and small: about ancient civilizations, our planet and our solar system, the plants and animals that live alongside us, our bodies and how they work, and the technologies that we use every day. Join us on this exciting voyage of discovery and downright weirdness as we solve Lifes Little Mysteries.
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49: Mysterious Bacteria
Episode 49
Sunday, 20 September, 2020

Is bacteria helpful our harmful? Our intrepid science reporters, Jeanna and Mindy explore the mysteries of bacteria. Below you can find links to further reading on the topic discussed in this episode. Mystery: Could humans live without bacteria? There are trillions of bacteria are swarming over your skin and through your body The number of bacterial cells in the body is commonly estimated at 10 times the number of human cells INTERVIEW: Live Science reporter Yasemin Saplakoglu chats to Ehab Abouheif, a Professor of Biology at McGill University in Montreal about the symbiotic relationship between Carpenter ants and Blochmannia bacteria that goes back 51 million years. Don’t forget to subscribe! You can find more answers to life’s little mysteries at the Live Science website and you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook too. Tell us what your life’s little mysteries are at forums.livescience.com. Theme music by Chad Crouch - Algorithms Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Track Science and Medicine by AfterInfity is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License