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SUMMARY:10% Human - How your body's microbes hold the key to health and ha
 ppiness - Dr Alanna Collen - Dr Alanna Collen - UCL\, ZSL
DTSTART:20201016T153000Z
DTEND:20201016T163000Z
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CONTACT:Mirte Kuijpers
DESCRIPTION:For our first - and in-person - talk of the term\, we are join
 ed by Dr Alanna Collen\, evolutionary biologist and zoologist (UCL\, ZSL)\
 , and a prominent science writer featured in the Times\, Guardian and BBC.
  Dr Collen is perhaps best known for her popular science book on microbiom
 es\, after which her talk is named. Here is an abstract of the talk:\n\n'T
 he role of the microbiome has become a hot topic in recent years\, as scie
 ntists have uncovered the complex interactions between microbes and human 
 cells\, particularly in our guts. We now know that a huge range of chronic
  illnesses\, particularly affecting people in the West\, are in part the r
 esult of damage to our microbiomes. Obesity\, diabetes\, allergies\, autoi
 mmunity and even mental health conditions and neuropsychiatric illnesses a
 re all known to be connected to the gut microbiome. But\, as I will explai
 n\, we can prevent this damage to our microbiomes and work to improve our 
 health through our microbes.'\n\nAlanna's book will be available to purcha
 se\, and she will be signing copies! Due to limits on indoor seating\, we 
 will restrict the talk to BioSoc members only - sign up here to attend: ht
 tps://forms.gle/SmWQYwDocHAn6Ywi8. Masks will be required throughout\, tog
 ether with maintaining social distancing. If you are not yet a member\, si
 gn up here: cubiosoclifemembership.getqpay.com and email secretary@biosoc.
 co.uk to confirm. Life membership also comes with many other perks\, such 
 as discounted books by speakers\, and discounted socials in the future - b
 y signing up\, you are also helping us to keep our talks open and free for
  all.\n\nThe talk will also be streamed live on Zoom and YouTube - sign up
  here to attend: https://forms.gle/zFcbboV2TXTKQZLs9.\n\nWe look forward t
 o seeing you there\, either virtually or in-person!
LOCATION:Babbage Lecture Theatre (New Museum Site) AND YouTube
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