What's Happening in Raleigh, NC…

A new display can now be seen at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science in Raleigh.

Titled ‘The Secret World Inside You’, the exhibit takes a close look at microscopic organisms that are more numerous in the human body than there are stars in the sky.

The museum's microbiology and genomics research lab is directed by Dr. Julie Horvath, who provided insight into the importance of microbes to human life. She noted they are vital to the proper working of the immune system and the digestive system, and even for life itself, starting at the moment of birth.

Bacteria in a woman's birth canal are passed to the baby during the natural birth process, conveying micro-organisms to the infant that he or she will need all their life. A child's immune system is also built up by the organisms in a woman's breast milk, so the new exhibit is relevant to women in particular.

Horvath also points out that most microbes are either benign or beneficial, meaning they either do nothing at all, or they do good. There are only approximately 100 that cause a disease of any kind.

The exhibit is interactive, and is aimed at a general audience, from fifth-grade children to adult scientists and doctors. The exhibit runs through March 12.

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