What % of human cells are non-human?

90% of cells in the human body are non-human, including fungi, bacteria, and viruses. The human gut alone has over 100 trillion microbial cells, and non-human microorganisms outnumber human cells by a factor of 10. Only 1% of all microbiota on and in the body has been identified. People have unique bacterial signatures, with each […]

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