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To: decimon
"I think it's important that people realize that we are not really human — we are a walking colony of bacteria and they are crucial for our well being and health."

Stupidest comment ever.
Does that mean bacteria are 'not really bacteria' also? They rely on humans for their food source.
The Earth isn't a planet, it's just a large asteroid.
Who will be the first bacteria to win the Noble Prize in Biology?

9 posted on 03/03/2010 3:50:40 PM PST by ARepublicanForAllReasons (Give 'em hell, Sarah!)
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To: ARepublicanForAllReasons

What is the nexus between this and evolution? How incredible is it that we need these bacteria?


11 posted on 03/03/2010 4:41:25 PM PST by 1010RD (First Do No Harm)
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To: ARepublicanForAllReasons

Stupidest comment ever.

Not at all.

Guesstimates would say the average adult human to be somewhere between 50-100 trillion cells.

But you have one hundred TIMES that many bacteria.


26 posted on 03/03/2010 10:20:24 PM PST by djf (Who says "The stuff of life" is not stuff? Mostly it's people who have the most stuff.)
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To: ARepublicanForAllReasons
"...Who will be the first bacteria to win the Noble Prize in Biology?..."

Well, smart aleck, I cast my vote for the little guys that ferment my beer. They have performed a valuable service and have brought a lot of joy to all humanity.

31 posted on 03/04/2010 7:38:14 AM PST by I Buried My Guns
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