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  1. What makes a human by manu0601 · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Gut Microbes Can Split a Species

    Gut microbes influence is not surprising when you consider a human being is made more of gut microbes (10^14) than human cells (10^13). We even saw recently a paper about horizontal gene transfers between gut microbes and human cells, so perhaps we will have to consider a human being is mostly made of its guts microbes.

  2. Re:Interesting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on First Complete Lizard Genome Sequenced

    In fact, we do know that not all reptiles are cold-blooded: the Leatherback Turtle is suggested to be endothermic.