InthisepisodeweintroduceyoutoapartofourbodiesthatwasinvisibletoWesternscientistsuntilaboutfiveyearsago;it’scalled"theinterstitium,"avastnetworkoffluidchannelsinsidethetissuesaroundourorgansthatscientistshavejustbeguntosee,name,andunderstand.Alongthewaywelookathownewtechnologiesrubupagainstlong-standingbeliefs,andhowmillionsofscientistsanddoctorsfailedtoseewhatwasrightinfront(andinside!)oftheirnoses.Wealsofindouthowmappingtheanatomyofthishiddeninfrastructuremayhelpsolveoneofthefundamentalmysteriesofcancer,andperhapsprovideabridgebetweenancientandmodernmedicine.SpecialthankstoAaronWickenden,JessicaClark,MaraZepeda,DarrylHolliday,Dr.AmyChang,KateSassoon,GuyHuntley,JohnJacobson,ScottyG,andtheVillageZendo

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Reportedby-LuluMillerandJennBrandelProducedby-MattKieltywithhelpfrom-EkediFausther-Keeyswithmixinghelpfrom-ArianneWackFact-checkingby-NatalieMiddletonandEditedby -AlexNeason

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