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Ancient Microbiomes and Modern Medicine

Tracking Traits·Penn State's Center for Human Evolution and Diversity·27 April 2024·29 min

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Penn State undergrad Thomas Sontag  interviews associate professor of anthropology Laura Weyrich  about her research on  the history of our microbiomes and explains why it holds relevance to contemporary medicine. Thomas Sontag Undergraduate student at Penn State double majoring in Microbiology and German Laura Weyrich Associate Professor of Anthropology at Penn State