The World Within Us: Microbes That Help and Harm

(October 27, 2009) Julie Theriot, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and of Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford, discusses the different types of microorganisms present in the human body and their functions, the distinction between disease-causing and benign or helpful microorganisms, and the interactions between human cells and both harmful and helpful microorganisms.

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• Science
• biology
• medicine
• disease
• cell biology
• prokaryotic cells
• eukaryotic cells
• bubonic plague
• E. coli
• flagella
• phage
• ecosystem
• intestine
• digestion
• pathogen
• organs
• organelles
• nucleus
• DNA
• genome
• plants
• animals
• multicellular organisms

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[agapitoflores001]

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