Christina Agapakis: Toe cheese
Friday, November 22, 2013 at 11:53AM
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“I’m really excited about things that sometimes are a little bit gross, a little bit disgusting.”

Microbiologist Christina Agapakis shows how she makes cheese from bacteria collected from the human body. Armpits. Mouths. Between toes. 

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