About this episode

Avi discusses the interstitium as a third circulatory system and shares insights from his New York Times Magazine article.

What are the Hidden Pathways in the Human Body ? This week, Avi fills us in on the science behind his New York Times Magazine article ( link ) describing the interstitium as our third circulatory system. We cover questions that he wasn't able to get to in the article and he fills us in on the story behind this (magazine) story! Audio edited by Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com. Resident Giancarlo Buonomo and medical student Millennium Manna are our producers.

People in this episode

Guest: Avi

Topics covered

• circulatory system
• interstitium
• human body
• science
• health

Keywords

• interstitium
• third circulatory system
• human body
• health
• science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times Magazine, Nodderly.com

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