NOVA Wonders: What’s Living in You? Preview
Discover how a world of microbes living in and on you can make you sick-and keep you healthy.
Premiering May 2, 2018 at 9/8c on PBS
Whether they make you fat, fart, or freak out, microbes play a central role in your life. Right beneath your nose—on your face, in your gut, and everywhere in between—trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi are so abundant in your body, they outnumber your human cells. But these aren’t just nasty hitch-hikers. Many are crucial to your survival. Evidence suggests that a diverse microbiome can keep you healthy and, conversely, a damaged one could kill you. NOVA Wonders peers into this microscopic world to discover the fascinating, bizarre, and downright surprising secrets of the human microbiome, including the world’s largest stool bank, which transforms raw stool into life-saving poop pills.
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@SW1SSCH33S3-M
March 12, 2026 at 8:29 pm
Gosh, i just wanted to see the part my science teacher skipped.
@thetawaves48
March 12, 2026 at 8:29 pm
the full length video used to be available.
@thetawaves48
March 12, 2026 at 8:29 pm
How can we view the entire video, not just the preview?
@kdgc6217
March 12, 2026 at 8:29 pm
The reason for the increase in allergic responses is because the majority of American babies are not nursed. The purpose of naturally feeding infants is to jumpstart the immune system. SIDS is the result of leaving a baby by itself. Neither problem exists in civilized cultures where mothers and infants are not separated.
Why didn't Kelly's doctor discuss her food program? Eating whole, clean food would have done the same thing. Eat something from your yard. Eat from your neighborhood. Stop eating chemicals.
@Supernaut2000
March 12, 2026 at 8:29 pm
Why in the hell can’t I watch this full length show here in Canada???
@TravelJunkie182
March 12, 2026 at 8:29 pm
This was a very enlightening and awesome episode! Thanks!
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