If you're in the Boston area, come see me (and two other awesome grad students) give a talk on microbes, especially the ones that live in you and on you.
We've got everything from fecal transplants to whether bacteria can make you fat or not. Come out to Armenise amphitheater at the Harvard Medical School at 7pm, you won't regret it!
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Unfortunately, I'm disabled and cannot get to Boston.
Could you possibly post your presentation on YouTube or elsewhere?
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