Theda Bartolomaeus
Science / July 04, 2025

Biopolis – into the microbiome

A young scientist explores the human microbiome in a part-science, part-fiction audio series. Podcastmaker Michiel van Poelgeest follows Dr. Theda Bartolomaeus from the Max Delbrück Center on her quest to decode the microbes within us. (6 episodes)

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