Guest guest Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Disappearing Bacteria May Harm Us Not feeling quite yourself? No wonder. In a sense, you aren't really you. Scientists estimate that 90 percent of the cells contained in the human body belong to nonhuman organisms - mostly bacteria, but also a smattering of fungi and other eensy entities. Some 100 trillion microbes nestle in niches from our teeth to our toes. But what's setting science on its heels these days is not the boggling numbers of bugs so much as the budding recognition that they are much more than casual hitchhikers capable of causing disease. They may be so essential to well-being that humans couldn't live without them. _Read Entire Article Here_ (http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2008/02/25/of_microbes_and_men/) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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