Killers into Cures is an episode on microbes from bacteria to viruses, and how these killers are now being manipulated to provide solutions to certain medical problems in the present day.

"Not all the microbes that live on us or inside us are benign, and it is only thanks to the superhuman nature of our bodies that we survive constant attack. However, humans are becoming increasingly vulnerable to disease. This program examines the dramatic increase in allergic diseases such as asthma, eczema and hayfever.

One explanation of this is the 'hygiene hypothesis' - the body's immune system overreacts with these allergic diseases because of insufficient exposure to everyday dirt. In fact, exposure to bacteria can actually save lives and the program features a brain tumor being treated successfully with the Herpes Simplex virus."

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Other episodes:
Trauma:
http://www.videosift.com/video/BBC-Superhuman-Trauma
Self Repair
http://www.videosift.com/video/BBC-Superhuman-Self-Repair
Spare Parts
http://www.videosift.com/video/BBC-Superhuman-Spare-Parts
The Enemy Within (Cancer)
http://www.videosift.com/video/BBC-Superhuman-The-Enemy-Within-Cancer
The Baby Makers
http://www.videosift.com/video/BBC-Superhuman-The-Baby-Makers