"Why do some bacteria want to destruct and someone to help that's a really good question" "I found myself thinking why is it so evil why does it want to kill people but of course you're personifying something that all it wants is to reproduce" 'From the perspective of the earth there's not that much difference between humans as a species and and bacteria or viruses i guessYeah it's just that we think of ourselves it's really brilliant yeah okay well and we ask you to bring a few things to talk about," he says. He then takes us back to his parents home in rural Somerset where they still live.
This week on the Penguin Podcast, Isy Suttie is joined by professor and writer, Jonathan Kennedy.
Jonathan joins us to discuss his debut work of non-fiction, Pathogenesis, a look at the latest science of infectious diseases and bacteria, and how it has shaped human evolution.
Isy and Jonathan also discuss the Stone Henge, his love for cycling scenery, how some bacteria have given us abilities we wouldn't otherwise have, and the importance of South Africa and Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba.
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