We actually have 10 times as many cells of microbes on us as we have human cells... We are literally a teeming ecosystem of microorganisms. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes cell ecosystem human
What we need is a full field guide to the microbes that live in and on people, so that we can understand what they're doing to our lives. We are them; they are us. Jonathan Eisen fieldfullguide Change image and share on social
What do cells do when they see a broken piece of DNA? Cells don't like such breaks. They'll do pretty much anything they can to fix things up. If a chromosome is broken, the cells will repair the break using an intact chromosome. Jack W. Szostak breakcellchromosome share on social
When you get up into the crown of a redwood tree, you lose sight of the ground entirely. You also lose sight of the sky. And you're in a lost world. You're in an undiscovered, unexplored ecosystem, somewhere between Heaven and Earth, filled with forms of life, not all of which have been given names by scientists yet. Richard Preston crownearthecosystem share on social
I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making. Guy Pearce explorationfilmform Change image and share on social