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Scootaloo

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2. I think #3 is bunk...

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 09:23 PM

Jan 2013

More bacteria than cells in the human body... would logically mean they outweigh the human body. Or at least, come out as more than just 1kg. After all, each of these things is itself a cell, right? They may be smaller, but they're not THAT much smaller.

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Check this out, great for teaching ... [View all] littlemissmartypants Jan 2013 OP

Another great find by littlemissmarypants!! Thanks. Scuba Jan 2013 #1

Thank you, Scuba. littlemissmartypants Jan 2013 #4

I think #3 is bunk... Scootaloo Jan 2013 #2

uhhh, yeah they are. ret5hd Jan 2013 #3

And some of them are littlemissmartypants Jan 2013 #5

Nope, it's true. 100 trillion bacteria in the gut... DreamGypsy Jan 2013 #6