Asthma Preventing Microbes, Pollinator Plant Preference, and More: 60 Second Science Podcasts

Listen and learn about the microbes that may lower children's risk of having asthma, why an early flower bloom might be a sign of low biodiversity, how pollinators shape plant evolution, how treating disease might involve treating poverty, and how the gut microbiome could affect yo-yo weight gain in this weekly rundown of Scientific American's 60-Second Science Podcast. This podcast covers March 14-18, 2017.

Reported by Steve Mirsky and Christopher Intagliata

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Studies reported:
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/03/07/1608357114.abstract
http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms14691
http://thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2816%2932380-7/fulltext
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v540/n7634/full/nature20796.html

Other reporting conducted at the 2017 American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston