Friday, April 11, 2014

A matter of context.......................
















"Lots of people think, well, we're humans;  we're the most intelligent and accomplished species;  we're in charge.  Bacteria may have a different outlook:   more bacteria live and work in one linear centimeter of your lower colon than all the humans who have ever lived.  That's what's going on in your digestive tract right now.  Are we in charge, or are we simple hosts for bacteria?   It all depends on your outlook."
-Neil deGrasse Tyson

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