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42: The Answer to Almost Everything

S1 E242021

The Purpose of Parasites

Episode Synopsis

Parasites get a bad rap: they can make us sick or even kill us. For centuries, we have been trying to protect ourselves against them, in particular through hygiene measures. Yet half of the living beings on Earth are parasites. If they are really everywhere, maybe they are not fundamentally useless?

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