Disease-causing microbes were discussed by microbiologist Jason Tetro, a visiting scientist at the University of Guelph, with the Globe and Mail Jan. 12. Tetro is the author of The Germ Files: The Surprising Ways Microbes Can Improve Your Health and Life (And How to Protect Yourself from the Bad Ones). Tetro, a U of G graduate, said microbes can help strengthen our immune systems. He said the microbes we encounter in urban environments are generally neither harmful nor helpful given their low diversity.
Microbiologist Talks Germs, Sickness With Globe and Mail
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