We bring the latest in health news. This week, health producers Tee Shiao Eek and Tina Carmillia introduce us to the new organs in our human body: The mesentery and the interstitium. Additionally, BBC reported that human cells only make up 43% of the body's total cell count. So what makes humans human? And what impact could a better understanding of our anatomy have on medicine?

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0:00 - Intro

4:20 - The interstitium (Source: Popular Science)

12:51 - The mesentery (Source: TEDx)

35:12 - The microbiome (Source: BBC)

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek, Tina Carmillia

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Tina Carmillia

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Tags:  mesentery,  interstitium,  anatomy,  cancer,  gastroenterology,  intestine,  microbiology,  The Bigger Picture,  Health and Living,  Health News Digest