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> hundreds of complete bacterial genomes never seen before Welllll that doesn’t sound like a great idea
by rogerrogerr 1y ago
> hundreds of complete bacterial genomes never seen before
Welllll that doesn’t sound like a great idea
- PaulHoule 1y agoJust because you don't know they are there doesn't mean they aren't there!
- cindyllm 1y ago[dead]
- thaumasiotes 1y agoIt's like you've never heard that what you don't know can't hurt you.
- PaulHoule 1y agoOr help you. (e.g. play some important role in the wider ecosystem)
- kulahan 1y agoMeh, they came from the soil. It's always been here, just never seen by human eyes. That's true of lots and lots of bacteria though - we find new species pretty much every single time we take a stomach sample from someone, let alone random forest soil.
- PaulHoule 1y agoMany bacteria have commensal lifestyles —- scientists don’t feel in control if they can’t culture bacteria in isolation but in nature many bacteria aren’t metabolically complete and son’s live in isolation.
- choilive 1y agoThere are millions on the lower bound of bacteria species we havn't identified, trillions on the upper bound. Unknown bacteria are literally everywhere, but the simple act of finding and sequencing them is nothing to be afraid of.
- throwup238 1y agoAlso known as biological dark matter: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_dark_matter https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_dark_matter
- throwawaysoxjje 1y agoSounds normal, most bacteria can’t be cultured. Only about 50% of the ones in your mouth can be