By weight, you are more human than bacteria, because your cells are bigger, but by numbers, it's not even close. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes bacterium big cell
I called up and said, 'Dad, I won a MacArthur.' My father goes: 'I always thought your sister would win that,' and I said, 'Dad, just say congratulations and keep your private thoughts private.' At that point he laughed, then burst into tears, and it was obvious that he was so happy and proud. Bonnie Bassler burstcallcongratulation share on social
Bacteria mineralized the rocks; they deposited the iron. They made the geology we see. Bonnie Bassler bacteriumdepositgeology Change image and share on social
Think about multicellularity on this Earth. Every living thing originally came from bacteria. So, who do you think made up the rules for how to perform collective behaviors? It had to be the bacteria. Bonnie Bassler bacteriumbehaviorcollective Change image and share on social
Bacteria mineralized the rocks; they deposited the iron. They made the geology we see. Bonnie Bassler bacteriumdepositgeology Change image and share on social
I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones. Jonathan Tropper 80sactionbad 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