Bacterial genomes doing what we cannot
Bacteria are our constant and ubiquitous companions. Teeming throngs of bacteria shimmy around on every surface and their collective biomass is more than a thousand times bigger than that of the entire human population.
We would not survive for long without bacteria. We owe them for making our planet habitable and for their role in returning nutrients to the soil. Earth without microbes is a nightmare scenario. However, the evolutionary processes that allow bacteria to survive in conditions that are off limits to other lifeforms can also make them detrimental to human health….!
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