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Tara C. Smith

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What Bacteria Can Tell Us About Human Evolution

By Tara C. Smith
December 5, 2017
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To discover our species’ deep history and to shape its future health, we should learn from the microbes that accompanied us on our evolutionary journey.

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The Unforgiving Math That Stops Epidemics

By Tara C. Smith
October 26, 2017
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If you didn’t get a flu shot, you are endangering more than just your own health. Calculations of herd immunity against common diseases don’t make exceptions.


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