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EPISODE · Oct 13, 2017 · 27 MIN

Can We Worm Our Way Into Better Health?

from CrowdScience · host BBC World Service

We test the science behind parasitic therapy to answer listener Michael’s question about whether intestinal worms can help us stay healthy, and visit a deworming programme in a rural Ugandan village.Do you have a question we can turn into a programme? Email us at [email protected]: Marnie Chesterton Producer: Marijke Peters(Picture: Tapeworm in human intestine, Credit: selvanegra/Getty Images)

We test the science behind parasitic therapy to answer listener Michael’s question about whether intestinal worms can help us stay healthy, and visit a deworming programme in a rural Ugandan village.Do you have a question we can turn into a programme? Email us at [email protected]: Marnie Chesterton Producer: Marijke Peters(Picture: Tapeworm in human intestine, Credit: selvanegra/Getty Images)

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