"The Invisible Extinction — a movie that spotlights the trailblazing work and charismatic personalities of renowned scientists who aim to save the vanishing microbes that are essential for our survival.
The film joins Drs. Martin Blaser and his partner in the lab and in life, Gloria Dominguez-Bello, as they endeavor on an urgent quest from the USA to Venezuela, China, Israel, and Switzerland, showing moviegoers how the overuse of antibiotics, elective C-sections, and processed foods are driving the destruction of our inner gut ecology, which is happening even faster than climate change.
As the COVID-19 pandemic hits, Blaser pivots to focus on how our microbes may help protect us from the virus and future pandemics, while Dominguez-Bello spearheads the creation of an international microbe vault to safeguard precious bugs that may help cure chronic illnesses.
The public is invited to submit questions in advance for the panelists.