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For those interested in the topic of microbes living in/on our bodies, I highly recommend Ed Yong's book I Contain Multitudes:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27213168-i-contain-multi...

He is a fantastic writer, and I really enjoyed the book. You might also be familiar with his COVID articles for The Atlantic, which were some of the best coverage of COVID issues throughout 2020.

Thanks for sharing. I'm intrigued by the topic but every time I've tried to find some good reading material, I've found myself going down some pseudo-science rabbit holes.

"10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness" by Alanna Collen (2016) is another good book on this topic.

I would add Carl Zimmer’s “A Planet of Viruses” as well.

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