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*[[wp:Microsatellite|Microsatellite (genetics)]]. | *[[wp:Microsatellite|Microsatellite (genetics)]]. | ||
*The human microbiome contains 10,000 species, and about 100 times as many genes as "humans" themselves have (see [https:// | *The human microbiome contains 10,000 species, and about 100 times as many genes as "humans" themselves have; their cells outnumber our human cells by 10 to 1 (see [https://commonfund.nih.gov/human-microbiome-hmp Human Microbiome Project], [https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/11/01/242361826/exploring-the-invisible-universe-that-lives-on-us-and-in-us/ NPR animation]). | ||
*Bacteria can communicate and collaborate using [https://phys.org/news/2017-01-bacteria-species-long-range-electrical.html electricity]! | *Bacteria can communicate and collaborate using [https://phys.org/news/2017-01-bacteria-species-long-range-electrical.html electricity]! | ||
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*[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2633676/ Fetal microchimeric cells]. | *[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2633676/ Fetal microchimeric cells]. | ||
*[[wp:Stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency|STAP cells]] would have been maybe the most important genetic discovery | *[[wp:Stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency|STAP cells]] would have been maybe the most important genetic discovery ever… if it wasn't a hoax! The suggestion that cells could become totipotent by simply being immersed in weak acid was eerily reminiscent of [[:Image:Chapter_12_.MISSION_COMPLETE.png|a certain splashscreen]]. | ||
*[[wp:Tobacco mosaic virus|Tobacco mosaic virus]]: "Due to its cylindrical high aspect ratio, self-assembling nature, and ability to incorporate metal coatings (nickel and cobalt) into its shell, TMV is an ideal candidate to be incorporated into battery electrodes." | *[[wp:Tobacco mosaic virus|Tobacco mosaic virus]]: "Due to its cylindrical high aspect ratio, self-assembling nature, and ability to incorporate metal coatings (nickel and cobalt) into its shell, TMV is an ideal candidate to be incorporated into battery electrodes." |