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"the researchers produce a ratio for microbial to human cells for the average man of 1.3:1, with a wide uncertainty" Even given a "wide uncertainty" their esti
by jkldotio 11y ago
"the researchers produce a ratio for microbial to human cells for the average man of 1.3:1, with a wide uncertainty"
Even given a "wide uncertainty" their estimate is still on the side of the microbial cells. That hardly warrants a headline saying "scientists bust myth" as the "myth" was often just phrased as a "there are more" not as a specific ratio of 10:1.