Tit-for-tat: How we Work Together with the Bacteria in our Body
When: Wed., Dec. 14, 2016 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Join us at Kips Bay Library for a lecture presented as part of the Know Science series. Dr. Aniek Ivens will discuss her work as an evolutionary ecologist at Rockefeller University, and the role of bacteria that live inside all of us.
At least half of the cells in our bodies are actually bacteria.
For the most part that’s a good thing: we provide these bacteria with ‘room and board’ and in turn they help us digest our food and fight off germs. In fact, with recent technological developments it is now becoming evident that our bodies likely would not be able to function without our microbiome. This lecture will guide you through the wealth of recent findings, showing how these bacteria may hold secrets to a healthy and happy life.