You have ten times as many bacterial cells as human cells in your body.


	You have ten times as many bacterial cells as human cells in your body.

LoadPuller

4-24-2009 10:54 AM

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Counting DNA, you are 99% bacteria and only 1% human.

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4-24-2009 11:50 AM

strider72

If you're 99% bacteria, that's closer to 100 times, not 10 times.

5-4-2009 5:16 AM

balthazarus

A great Video.

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