Did You Know!
You Have More Bacterial Cells Than Human Cells—But That’s Not the Whole Story
While it’s often said that you have 10 times more bacterial cells than human cells, more recent studies suggest the ratio is closer to 1:1—about 39 trillion bacteria to 30 trillion human cells. Still, the bacterial genes outnumber human genes by 100 to 1, meaning you’re genetically more bacteria than human!
