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Wow in the World

Ladies & Germs, Meet The Supervillain Superbugs!

Wow in the World

Tinkercast | Wondery

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

4.629.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2018

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

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! 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

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0:06.7

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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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