Ladies & Germs, Meet The Supervillain Superbugs! (Encore - 10/29/18)

Wow in the World

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Education, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.6 • 29.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Almost 100 years ago, Alexander Fleming discovered what would go on to become the world's first antibiotic. Nearly a century later, the bacterial infections and diseases these antibiotics once treated are making a comeback! Join Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas as they delve into the Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and Wow in the World of battling SUPERBUGS! (Originally aired April 23rd) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime Members! You can listen to Wow in the World, Early and Add Free on Amazon Music.
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0:36.7	Ah, what a beautiful day for a little gardening! Let me just start turning my old garden
0:50.6	hose here. There we go. Some for you, Ms. Patunia, and for you, Mr. Hydrangea.
0:59.6	Oh, we're thirsty today, aren't we? Oh, hey, good morning, Mindy. Watch out for the
1:05.4	hose. Oh, the morning guy, Ross. Are you okay, Mindy? Yeah, be fine. Take my harmonic and
1:16.4	I broke my fall. You're a harmonica? Yeah, let me just... yep, still pitch perfect. So what
1:28.2	you doing out here? Little medical research? Medical research. No, Mindy, I'm just doing some
1:33.7	light gardening. Oh, look, look here. Everything is in bloom. I've got some hydrangeas. Nice.
1:40.2	I've got some tulips. Such friendly flowers. There's some orchids. But that donut tree you planted
1:50.3	earlier this year still hasn't sprouted. Well, do you remember what kind of Cheerios we used?
1:55.3	I think it was whole wheat. Oh, well, there you go. Whole wheat Cheerios always bloom late.
2:00.6	Well, if you say so, hey, wait a minute. Why did you think I was doing medical research?
2:05.3	Well, my first clue was that white lab coat you're wearing. Mindy, I always wear a lab coat
2:11.6	when I garden. Of course you do. But second of all, I was just reading this new scientific study
2:18.5	that says that the next medical breakthrough could be found in the dirt beneath our feet.
2:25.4	The dirt beneath our feet? You mean like this stuff? Yep. Living inside that handful of dirt
2:33.9	are millions of tiny microscopic life forms called bacteria. Ah, yes, of course, bacteria.
2:43.1	Bacteria are those tiny little organisms that live almost everywhere on planet Earth.
2:49.9	Yep. From our oceans to the soil, even in our own guts. What cold phone, guys?
2:56.6	Huh? There's bacteria in my guts. Almost 29 trillion in you alone, Mindy. 29 trillion?
3:07.9	Hang on a second. I gotta write this down. Okay. Let's see here, carry the one.
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