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The Invisible Universe Of The Human Microbiome

WKNO | By Savannah Smith
Published June 18, 2022 at 10:02 AM CDT

The next time you look in a mirror, think about this: In many ways you're more microbe than human. There are 10 times more cells from microorganisms like bacteria and fungi in and on our bodies than there are human cells. But these tiny compatriots are invisible to the naked eye. So we asked artist Ben Arthur to give us a guided tour of the rich universe of the human microbiome.
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