"Astronomy is a field that is used to dealing with large numbers, but these can be dwarfed when compared with life on the microbial scale. For instance, if all the 1e31 viruses on earth were laid end to end, they would stretch for 100 million light years." π§ͺππ¦
Microbiology by numbers - Nature Reviews Microbiology
The scale of life in the microbial world is such that amazing numbers become commonplace. These numbers can be sources of inspiration for those in the field and used to inspire awe in the next generat...
