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longship

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4. ^^THIS^^ (and some George Carlin)

Reply to KT2000 (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 12:30 AM

Mar 2013

All life on our planet depends on all other life. That's why some call it the web of life. Evolution has fit this web together in an intricate, commingled whole.

Bacteria are, and have always been, part of our existence. The fear of bacteria marketed by advertisements -- Kills 99% of all germs! -- may be doing great harm.

I highly suspect that recent increases in asthma may be related to parents not allowing their children to play with mud pies, and this insane focus on killing germs on every surface in a household.

Also, washing hands with alcohol based hand cleaners is dumb. Very dumb. Plain soap works just fine.

As usual, George Carlin got it exactly right:

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Scientists Find Bacteria Where It Isn’t Supposed to Be: The Brain [View all] mzmolly Mar 2013 OP

Only in donco Mar 2013 #1

for every human cell KT2000 Mar 2013 #2

One wonders what the implications mzmolly Mar 2013 #3

this was research KT2000 Mar 2013 #8

^^THIS^^ (and some George Carlin) longship Mar 2013 #4

OMG, that was sooooo funny!!! closeupready Mar 2013 #6

It's not only funny, it's also current science. longship Mar 2013 #7

Actually the hospital I work in ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #9

I grew up in a filthy house. I have had horrendous respiratory problems. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2013 #10

I have had a somehwat similiar experience - enough to make me question hedgehog Mar 2013 #13

In my case it's a bad immune system. Not the environment. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2013 #14

Blood-brain barrier Loudestlib Mar 2013 #5

Has anyone mzmolly Mar 2013 #11

Looks like we need a microbe lobe probe Blue Owl Mar 2013 #12