Alanna Collen

Evolutionary biologist; science writer; author of “10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness.”

Evolutionary biologist, science writer and author of  “10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness.”

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Authors and scientists Theresa MacPhail and Alanna Collen delve into the history and science of allergies, proposing that a potential solution for allergy sufferers may lie within the…

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