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Bacteria Quotes

For the first half of geological time our ancestors were bacteria. Most creatures still are bacteria, and each one of our trillions of cells is a colony of bacteria.

"The Richard Dimbleby Lecture: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder". Lecture, BBC1 Television, November 12, 1996.

From dead plant matter to nematodes to bacteria, never underestimate the cleverness of mushrooms to find new food!

"The Mighty Oyster Mushroom: The Workhorse of Gourmet Fungi" by Paul Stamets, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 25, 2013.

If you don't like bacteria, you're on the wrong planet.

Stewart Brand (2010). “Whole Earth Discipline: Why Dense Cities, Nuclear Power, Transgenic Crops, RestoredWildlands, and Geoengineering Are Necessary”, p.187, Penguin

I wish, I wish I were a poisonous bacterium.

Dorothy Parker (1970). “A month of Saturdays: thirty-one famous pieces by "Constant Reader"”