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NOVA Wonders: What's Living In You?

Discover how a world of microbes living in and on you can make you sickā€”and keep you healthy.

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Dive into the human microbiome, an ecosystem of bacteria, fungi and viruses living right beneath our noses. Discover how parasite larvae can grow in our skin, and how ingesting poop in a pill can save lives.

NOVA Wonders: What's Living In You?, Wednesday at 9 p.m. on PBS 6.

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