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marshray
on Dec 19, 2012
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Pathogen from gut of obese human causes obesity in...
Well bacteria are a lot smaller than our own cells, so comparing them by count doesn't seem very meaningful.
debacle
on Dec 19, 2012
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By mass, bacteria is still the dominant lifeform on earth.
marshray
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Yeah, that's cool. Any idea how much mass of a human they make up?
debacle
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Less than 2kg.
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