Parasite Seeking Host: The Nose Knows | Orbitals 206
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English - December 16, 2019 13:53 - 12 minutes - 17.5 MBChemistry Science drugs science americanchemicalsociety atoms chemistry history ions molecules Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The parasitic roundworm Strongyloides stercoralis crawls through contaminated soil in search of one thing – human flesh. Often no more than a millimeter in size, it’s currently estimated to be hanging out in the intestines of over 300 million people worldwide.
How it finds us has a lot to do with the chemicals we’re giving off.