Microbe Grudge Match!

What The If? by What The If?

Apr 3, 202600:44:16Science & Medicine

What the if microbes held a grudge? We're thrilled to welcome Ethan Rappaport, theoretical ecologist at the University of Maryland, to take us inside the tiny turf wars happening in your gut. We imagine bacteria sharing...

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