Re: BTW

Larry Krzewinski wrote:

I read an interesting theory the other day. Someone postulated that
perhaps man evolved strictly as a host for the billions of microbes
living in each and every one of us - that we evolved symbiotically.

If it's a symbiotic relationship, what do *we* get out of the deal?


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