In the past half decade probiotics have exploded onto the market claiming to cure everything from depression to obesity. And although it may seem microbes are newly discovered gold mines of limitless potential, these little microbial helpers have been impacting, shaping, and driving human history long before we knew of their existence.
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What would we do without you, little guys!?
Microorganisms, or microbes as they’re also known, are… you guessed it: microscopic organisms!
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Throughout history, women microbiologists have been conducting groundbreaking research in the shadows of revered male scientists like Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch. Women microbiologists have had to overcome significant obstacles in their fields to achieve the opportunities that came easy to their male counterparts because of their gender, while some women microbiologists never received credit for their work.
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