The Invisible Extinction chronicles the pioneering work of globetrotting microbiome researchers Martin Blaser and Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello, who are pictured. For decades, Blaser and Dominguez-Bello have researched the link between our bodies’ microbiome – the bacteria, fungi and viruses that help us digest food and keep us healthy – and diseases like diabetes, asthma and autism. In one scene, during a research trip to her native Venezuela, Dominguez-Bello explains to a stool donor that his excrement could have benefits for humanity, because his exposure to antibiotics has been low, he possesses a rich flora of microbes that help him fight off disease and stay healthy – and that could help others, too. More.
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