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The Microbial Weltanschauung

submitted by ccondayan on October 28, 2011
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Tags: human exploration , microbes , stars
Source: schaechter.asmblog.org
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The figure for the number of prokaryotic cells on the planet, roughly 5x1030, is considerably greater than that of the estimated number of stars in the firmaments (3x1023). These two numbers have one thing in common: they both grew hugely and rather suddenly in recent human history.

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