4Apr/05Off
Those smart bacteria
I recently read somewhere that bacteria are the most common form of life, and that when you look for life anywhere, you should first look for bacteria. They are also the most successful form of life, the most diverse, etc. I read in the same place that higher forms of life were short lived abberations in the scheme of things, when compared to the bacteria. I couldn't help thinking about the symbiosis between people and their bacteria. This led to the question of who evolved to serve who? Is our reason for existence to provide a nice home for our bacteria?
Well, I thought it was an interesting question.