Biopolis - into the microbiome
Max Delbrück Center & Studio Onzichtbaar
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A young scientist ventures into the human microbiome in search of answers. Biopolis is an original audio series that is part non-fiction and part science fiction.
Dutch podcastmaker Michiel van Poelgeest follows dr. Theda Bartolomaeus, a young German biologist living in Berlin, on her journey to understand the microbiome, to map the universe that exists within us.
With her research she is hoping to make sense of it all: is the microbiome broken? Is something wrong with its diversity? Who are these microbes anyway? Michiel knows nothing about biology. Theda, as it turns out, has a story to tell...
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S1E6 Connected [Big problems, small solutions]
It all ends here....Or perhaps that's a tad dramatic. New beginnings is perhaps more appropriate. Anyway: in this final episode we find out how Minerva's story ends and how a new chapter begins for…
S1E5 Striking a balance [Deep breaths, everyone]
At long last, Michiel gets to the bottom of what the microbiome means, as Professor Sofia Kirke Forslund-Startceva reveals an uncomfortable truth. Meanwhile, Minerva travels to the lung mountains...…
S1E4 Science, not fiction [It's not rocket science]
Minerva visits the ileum, where her true mission is revealed. "Good science isn’t really about proving yourself right. It’s about trying to prove your ideas wrong..." Right... Meanwhile, in the real…
S1E3 The magic bullet [Another smoothnami!]
Michiel travels back to his hometown Leiden (NL), to meet a Canadian professor in biochemistry. What are antibiotics, really? And exactly how big is the problem of antimicrobial resistance? Spoiler…
S1E2 The big picture [The resistance]
Minerva Thalyss uses her micronaut to travel into the microbiome of her sister Fleming. Meanwhile, in the real world, Theda teaches Michiel a valuable lesson in biology. Where to start? The tree of…
S1E1 It's the small things [Gut city]
Michiel travels to Berlin to meet Dr. Theda Bartolomaeus, who tells him about the microbiome.'We are putting too much pressure on the microbial communities that live within us", she explains. But…
S1 Welcome to Biopolis!
A young scientist ventures into the human microbiome in search of answers. Biopolis is an original audio series that is part non-fiction and part science fiction. Dutch podcastmaker Michiel van…
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Biopolis - into the microbiome has published 7 episodes since June 2025, covering topics in Documentary, Fiction.
Biopolis - into the microbiome is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 32m.
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