Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Sorry I can’t come to the club, my microbes want to be in bed by 10🦠🥱

We spoke to Dr Jon Swann at the University of Southampton about the microscopic civilisation hidden in our guts, and how we might be less human than we think!

What would your microbiome say about you?

#microbiome #GutHealth #microbiology #TodayILearned #scientist
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