The Purpose of Parasites
42: The Answer to Almost Everything · Season 1 · Episode 24
Parasites get a bad rap: they can make us sick or even kill us. For centuries, we have been trying to protect ourselves against them, in particular through hygiene measures. Yet half of the living beings on Earth are parasites. If they are really everywhere, maybe they are not fundamentally useless?
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Season
1
Episode
24
Air Date
26/Feb/2022
Air Time
—
Runtime
28 min
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Parasites get a bad rap: they can make us sick or even kill us. For centuries, we have been trying to protect ourselves against them, in particular through hygiene measures. Yet half of the living beings on Earth are parasites. If they are really everywhere, maybe they are not fundamentally useless?
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