You may have heard that a little dirt is good for kids. It helps them build up their immune systems, and sets them on a path to future health. But <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/dirty-kids-healthy-immune-system/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">what kind of filth</a> does the trick? Producer Kathleen Davis digs into the latest science on the benefits of exposing kids to the outdoors with microbiologist Jack Gilbert and pediatric epidemiologist Amber Fyfe-Johnson.Guests:Dr. Jack Gilbert is a microbiologist and professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and in the department of pediatrics in UC San Diego School of Medicine.Dr. Amber Fyfe-Johnson is an associate professor and pediatric epidemiologist at Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health at Washington State University.Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/dirty-kids-healthy-immune-system/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">sciencefriday.com</a>.
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