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HUMAN WILDLIFE: THE LIFE THAT LIVES ON US

The human body is home to hundreds of species of animals, plants, micro-organisms and other life forms that for the most part do no harm and should not cause us any worry. Dr Buckman takes us on an informative and occasionally hilarious trip around Planet Human with dozens of illustrations, recent discoveries and unique insights.

For this talk you will find out how certain worms seem to cure some allergic conditions, how specific maggots can heal chronic infractions, why humans break wind on average 11 times per day, why house dust mites dont matter to seventy per cent of the population, why you can eat a salad on the top of your toilet seat, how military technology is helping in the fight against an infection that has killed half of all the human beings ever born, and why for most of the time you dont need to worry about the life that lives on us, in us and around us.

Informative and hugely entertaining, this talk - based on the Discovery Channel series and book of the same name- will help you stop worrying, and will guide you towards those health precautions that are worth taking, while you safely ignore the fads and the media-frenzied panics.

After this talk, youll feel better about yourself - and about the trillions of other organisms that have made you their home.