Post by 727sky on Dec 30, 2014 2:21:21 GMT -6
I am posting this only because I had no idea bacterial cells made up 10 times more cells than what we would call human cells.... Figure someone else will be amazed too.
When the kids came home from school and were sick I always called them disease packets.. I should have called them petri dishes !
Researchers shed light on how 'microbial dark matter' might cause disease
One of the great recent discoveries in modern biology was that the human body contains 10 times more bacterial cells than human cells. But much of that bacteria is still a puzzle to scientists.
It is estimated by scientists that roughly half of bacteria living in human bodies is difficult to replicate for scientific research—which is why biologists call it "microbial dark matter." Scientists, however, have long been determined to learn more about these uncultivable bacteria, because they may contribute to the development of certain debilitating and chronic diseases.
For decades, one bacteria group that has posed a particular challenge for researchers is the Candidate Phylum TM7, which has been thought to cause inflammatory mucosal diseases because it is so prevalent in people with periodontitis, an infection of the gums.
For decades, one bacteria group that has posed a particular challenge for researchers is the Candidate Phylum TM7, which has been thought to cause inflammatory mucosal diseases because it is so prevalent in people with periodontitis, an infection of the gums.
