Bacteria Quotes

90 quotes by 67 authors

Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have. — Steven Wright
I wish, I wish I were a poisonous bacterium. — Dorothy Parker
Because we humans are big and clever enough to produce and utilize antibiotics and disinfectants, it is easy to convince ourselves that we have banished… — Bill Bryson
You can't just boss bacteria around like that," said the younger Mrs. Hempstock. "They don't like it." "Stuff and silliness," said the old lady. "You… — Neil Gaiman
If the age of the Earth were a calendar year and today were a breath before midnight on New Year's Eve, we showed up a… — Janine Benyus
I actually believe that you should not wash your jeans, ever. In Japan, they actually put them in the freezer. That kills the bacteria and… — Benny Blanco
Think about multicellularity on this Earth. Every living thing originally came from bacteria. So, who do you think made up the rules for how to… — Bonnie Bassler
If you go far enough back, your genome connects you with bacteria, butterflies, and barracuda - the great chain of being linked together through DNA. — Spencer Wells
Everyone is trying to jump on the biomimic bandwagon. But a cork floor is not biomimicry. Neither is using bacteria to clean water. — Janine Benyus
If an alien visited Earth, they would take some note of humans, but probably spend most of their time trying to understand the dominant form… — Nathan Wolfe
Here at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, we have genetically rearranged various viruses and bacteria as part of our medical research. In fact, we have… — James D. Watson
If you look at the ecological circuitry of this planet, the ways in which materials like carbon or sulfur or phosphorous or nitrogen get cycled… — Unknown Author
Every time someone uses a bathroom and they flush, all the bacteria is shot into the air. — Megan Fox
The usual way of growing cotton is highly petrochemical-intensive, requiring 110 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer per acre. Some of the fertilizer is broken down by… — Alex Shoumatoff
The Safe Drinking Water Act was passed in 1974 after tests discovered carcinogens, lead and dangerous bacteria flowing from faucets in New Orleans, Pittsburgh and… — Charles Duhigg
As far as I am concerned, LGBT can only stand for leprosy, gonorrhea, bacteria, and tuberculosis, all of which are detrimental to human existence. — Yahya Jammeh
Left to their own devices, epidemic diseases tend to follow the same basic process: A virus or bacteria infects a host, who typically becomes sick… — Alan Huffman
Without effective human intervention, epidemics and pandemics typically end only when the virus or bacteria has infected every available host and all have either died… — Alan Huffman
Biological energy comes from the sun. Light energy harvested by photosynthesis in chloroplasts and phototropic bacteria becomes stored in carbohydrates and fats. This stored energy… — John E. Walker
I remember the day we found the gene for the inter-species signaling molecule like it was yesterday. We got the gene, and we plugged it… — Bonnie Bassler

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