... or so we always thought.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17809503
So we could easily be 98.5% non-human. Food for thought.
Mike
Being a human ...
Being a human ...
The secret of life is to aim below the head (With thanks to MMM)
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greenorelse
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It's not really surprising. The thermophilic bacteria found in your faeces are theorised to be ancestors of the oldest living organisms on the planet and I can well believe it.
And what are genes anyway? Parasites, using bodies as hosts?
And what are genes anyway? Parasites, using bodies as hosts?
Re: Being a human ...
I just hope that we can all stay on the WOW factor to this information rather than the YUCK. When did we stop enjoying learning new things (bed bugs for instance) and not marvel in the knowledge. My favourite term is symbiotic host. x
On the issue of animals for research "The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but rather, 'Can they suffer?'" Jeremy Bentham
Re: Being a human ...
Mr. QB is a biologist and says that the bacteria in our bodies weighs more then our bodies! Now I knew my feet were a bit grim but that's gross!
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Re: Being a human ...
I must have an awful lot of bacteria then 
Maggie
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Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. Anais Nin
Never doubt that you can change history. You already have. Marge Piercy
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. Anais Nin