#Microbiology

A microbiome is a collective of microbes that parasitize and profess mutualism within our bodies. Celebrated as guardians of health, they nevertheless behave as a black box of unknown ecologies. Scientists feed them with data and eventually whisper that humanity is nurturing an alien civilization beyond control. Conveniently dubbed the "second brain," yet who is truly issuing the commands remains a mystery to all.

A pathogen is a silent intruder that invades the paradise of the human body, a tiny demon that dictates its host’s fate. Beneath the microscope it may appear delicate, yet it cowers before the fangs of the immune system. It hijacks cells to advance its survival strategy, sometimes delivering surprise attacks that shake the social myth of safety. Star of the theater called infection, it ultimately awaits the exorcism of vaccines and disinfectants.