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The Emerging Science of the Human Microbiome

South Carolina Public Radio | By Bobbi Conner

Published May 16, 2017 at 5:16 AM EDT

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Michael Schmidt about research exploring the role that the human microbiome plays in good health and in disease. Dr. Schmidt is a Professor and the Vice Chair of Microbiology and Immunology at MUSC.

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Bobbi Conner

Bobbi Conner has been producing and hosting public radio programs for over 30 years. She was the longtime host of the national Parents Journal public radio program. Conner has lived in the Charleston area for over twenty years.

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