Let them eat dirt w/@FinlayLab

When:
May 30, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
2017-05-30T19:00:00+01:00
2017-05-30T20:30:00+01:00
Where:
The Royal Institution
21 Albemarle St
Mayfair, London W1S
UK
Cost:
£14/£10
Contact:
The Royal Institution
02074092992

Microbes have a reputation for being bad for our health, but a recent explosion of undeniable evidence has shown that early exposure to these organisms is beneficial to our children’s well-being. Join microbiologist B Brett Finlay at the Royal Institution as he argues that the only way to save children from an oversanitized world is to let them eat dirt. Presented in association with CIFAR, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.