Friday 8 June 2018

Bacteria 

  1. Bacteria – including both the true bacteria and the Archaea – are the oldest and most diverse forms of life on Earth.  All of the diversity of form that we see in animals is due to juggling around a few genes that affect developmental timing.  But really, there is far less diversity among animals than there is among, say, the Proteobacteria.  Bacteria are the most abundant form of life, and they occupy the greatest range of habitats and environments.  We can’t possibly understand the breadth and depth of life without understanding bacteria.
  2. All other life forms are dependent on bacteria.  They fix nitrogen, thus making it available for plant life.  They digest our food.  They produce the oxygen we breathe.  The biosphere is run by bacteria.
  3. Although they certainly can cause disease, we are just now beginning to appreciate how dependent human health is on bacteria.  Beyond digesting food, bacteria appear to play key roles in regulating our immune system and our metabolism. There is increasing evidence that our moods and mental health are also subject to bacterial influences.  The symbiosis between humans and bacteria is so profound that some scientists are rejecting the notion of the individual as a meaningful biological unit, proposing instead that we can only be understood as bacterial-human consortia.
So – bacteriology is important for understanding the origins and history of life; for understanding the biosphere; for understanding human health and disease.  There probably is no scientific field more rich with meaning and impact.
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