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by 12ren 6380 days ago
linked TED talk: "Can we domesticate germs?" http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/paul_ewald_asks_can_we_do...

I think there's no reason for infections to be harmful. Why not an infection that benefits the host? Some do, for examples the bacteria in your gut, that help you digest food.

How could we hack the environment to favour beneficial infections?