Q&A #2 with Ed Yong! Your Biggest ICM Questions Answered

Ed is back with another round of your questions in this final Q&A special!
Off the bat, we offer more details behind the story of microbial snowflakes (00:19) and how bacteria influence the physics of ice crystals. Next, Ed answers a question about the origin of antibiotics (01:51) - there’s more to this story than just Alexander Fleming! Then Ed looks back on our episode of Fecal Microbiota Transplants and whether or not microbiologists can ever target just “bad” bacteria (02:49). And lastly, Ed tackles one of our most common questions from the series about how similar our microbiome is compared to our friends and family (03:21), as well as sharing one of his favorite studies about roller derby players.
Thank you to everyone for contributing questions over the last few months! You can find us at Twitter, Facebook, and Medium to keep asking those questions and learning more about the wonders of the microbiome.
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Medium: / hhmi-science
Twitter: @edyong209 and @tangledbankHHMI

[@pprehn5268]

Love your knowledge and teaching style

[@pameladaley955]

PLEASE come back for another season or two or a dozen! PLEASE!!

[@wildsideofthings7733]

Yes please!!!

[@bellawang4005]

yes please!

[@patriosv]

I will miss you and your germs.

[@cesar8197]

😢