popsci:Are We Really Made Up Of More Bacteria Than Human Cells?We’ve been taught for decades that th
popsci:Are We Really Made Up Of More Bacteria Than Human Cells?We’ve been taught for decades that the microbes inside us outnumber our own cells. And we’ve often been told it’s by a ratio of 10:1. That number was first introduced in 1972 as more of a vague estimate, without much significant factual basis, and has been perpetuated ever since. Now, however, scientists have offered up a new estimate. Image Credit: MJ Richardson via geograph.org.uk -- source link
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