Cells Quote by Elie Metchnikoff

“The molecules that allow microbes to catch their prey and hold on to them are likely candidates for the molecules that form the rivet…

— Neil Shubin

It has occurred to me that possibly the white corpuscles may have the office of picking up and digesting bacterial organisms when by any…

— George Miller Sternberg

I love weird science. I learned in an article in 'National Geographic' that there are trillions of bacteria in our guts that help us…

— Will Hobbs

Ever since then, all descendant vertebrates have had the forward end of the digestive system and the forward end of the respiratory system very…

— George C. Williams

“And in maintaining such constancy, microbes are crucial. They affect the storage of fat. They help to replenish the linings of the gut and…

— Ed Yong

There is only one constant element in immunity, whether innate or acquired, and that is phagocytosis. The extension and importance of this factor can…

— Elie Metchnikoff

“The bacteria don't physically reshape the gut themselves. Instead, they work via their hosts. They are more management than labour. Lora Hooper demonstrated this…

— Ed Yong

Most sponges in the ocean are sedentary: They attach themselves to a rock and sit and filter-feed the rest of their lives and reproduce,…

— Stephen Hillenburg

“We now know that when bacteria break down fibre, they produce chemicals called short chain fatty acids (SCFAs); these trigger an influx of anti-inflammatory…

— Ed Yong

When we eat fiber, it simply passes straight through, untouched by the digestive system

— Anonymous

“The pH rises in the intestines and bacterial numbers increase a millionfold from about 1,000 cells per gram of stomach contents, which to a…

— Anne E. Maczulak

Disassemble the cells of a sponge (by passing them through a sieve, for instance), then dump them into a solution, and they will find…

— Bill Bryson