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What you will learn during the episode

How parasites and symbionts affect the health and functioning of their host
How our tiny inhabitants have exceeded even the boldest scientific expectations
Under what circumstances a symbiont can turn into a parasite and vice versa
Why we should bring some "old friends" parasites back into our lives (and bodies)

Who is the guest?

Julius Lukeš

Julius Lukeš is a world-leading expert in parasitology, director of the Parasitology Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He has been bitten by a tse-tse fly and eaten a tapeworm (allegedly for research purposes). He has visited over 90 countries, usually bringing something back with him. He claims that even the most civilized person is essentially a walking zoo.