Bacteria outnumber us much worse than that. I think bacteria in and on our bodies even outnumber our own cells something like 100 to 1. To them, we are just transportation and food.
“Bacteria outnumber us much worse than that. I think bacteria in and on our bodies even outnumber our own cells something like 100 to 1.”
but posting a correction:
From PopSci:
“The new calculation came down to about 39 trillion bacteria to about 30 trillion human cells, a roughly 1:1.3 ratio . It’s important to note though, that this ratio is still an estimation, not an undisputed fact. As Ed Yong writes in The Atlantic, “my preference would be to avoid mentioning any ratio at all—you don’t need to it convey the importance of the microbiome and scientifically, it’s not all that interesting.”
Watcher over 7 years ago
But they don’t live very long.
tcayer over 7 years ago
SMACK! They number one less now…
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 7 years ago
Bacteria outnumber us much worse than that. I think bacteria in and on our bodies even outnumber our own cells something like 100 to 1. To them, we are just transportation and food.
brklnbern over 7 years ago
Not bad.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 7 years ago
Not deleting the original above
“Bacteria outnumber us much worse than that. I think bacteria in and on our bodies even outnumber our own cells something like 100 to 1.”
but posting a correction:
From PopSci:
“The new calculation came down to about 39 trillion bacteria to about 30 trillion human cells, a roughly 1:1.3 ratio . It’s important to note though, that this ratio is still an estimation, not an undisputed fact. As Ed Yong writes in The Atlantic, “my preference would be to avoid mentioning any ratio at all—you don’t need to it convey the importance of the microbiome and scientifically, it’s not all that interesting.”