Life On Our Skin

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What lives on our skin? Dr. Martin Blaser, the chairman of the department of medicine at NYU School of Medicine, is trying to find out. After swabbing the arms of six people, Blaser and his lab found 182 different species of bacteria--thirty of which had never been seen before. Music by Knife Crazy. Additional footage by MA Shumin. Produced by Flora Lichtman. Viewed 6353 times.

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