Instant Genius Podcast: Allergies, with Theresa Macphail
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Published: 07th July, 2023 at 12:50
Is a future without allergies possible? We explore the science
Instant Geniusis a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. And in this episode, we explore allergies.
Everything from hay fever to serious nut allergies plague our daily life, but why do we get them? We're joined byTheresa Macphail,to discuss this topic. She’s the author of the new bookAllergic: How Our Immune System Reacts to a Changing World.
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She explains what allergies are, why some are more dangerous than others, and whether there is a possible future where we no longer have to worry about allergies.
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