Crazy Ish About Microbes
Louis Pasteur, the father of microbiology, said "the terrain is everything, the bacteria is nothing."
Coronavirus may be the first global pandemic in a few hundred years, but it's more-than-likely been low-key spreading throughout society for long time, quietly swapping genes + adaptations with other microbes. Covid19 disables t-cells, a function of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), while other coronaviruses, like SARS + influenza, don't do that.
Viruses are masters at swapping genes. Over millennia, viruses have managed to insert their gene fragments directly into ours. Even though our bodies have managed to silence these viral genes so that they don't harm us, we are infiltrated so deeply that many scientists now contend that we are part viral, (at least in our DNA).
Junk DNA is a term that describes the nearly 98% of the human genome that seems to serve no purpose. After analysis, virology experts have concluded that at least 8% of that "junk" DNA are leftover DNA sequences from ANCIENT VIRUSES. 😲
Weirder still...Scientists have studied mitochondria, the energy-generating powerhouse of the cell, for decades - and we've learned that they have much more in common with bacteria than with the human host cells they inhabit. Mitochondria are similar in size to bacteria, they reproduce like bacteria (by dividing in two), and they even have their own DNA, seperate from ours. A theory of endosymbiosis suggests that mitochondria are, in fact, ANCIENT BACTERIA that entered into a mutually-beneficial relationship with our cells. 😲😲
Nobel Laureate Joshua Lederberg calls us superorganisms, as we are a complicated weaving of life-forms into one dynamic human being. University of Manchester professor Roy Goodacre calls us a human-bacteria hybrid, as we blend + merge with microbes, the number of cells we harbor will be 90% bacterial.
So you see, we've already lost the War on Germs - they've completely infiltrated us. Instead, we should learn how to live peacefully with all microbes - there's no escaping them.
Science will NOT win. Bugs will win. NATURE WILL WIN.
Stop relying on the healthcare system - it can't save you. Learn why and how to protect yourself here.
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