JournalClub, microbiome, Omics
Revised estimates for the number of human and bacteria cells in the body
With interest we read a review/analysis paper [1] which questions the ‘common knowledge’ that we have ten times more bacteria on/in us than we we have cells. The authors make an interesting historical analysis tracing the ’10:1′ statement back to its origins (back to the beginning of 1970s!); based on analysis of more recent literature, they […]
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