Why It’s So Hard to Eat Healthy & The Amazing Ways All Humans are Connected
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The Human Genome Is Not a Linear Family Tree
Our bodies are built from materials scavenged from the environment. The genetic code in ourselves directs those materials to be built into a body which looks like us when we look in the mirror. But that diana is actually shared. It's borrowed from our ancestors, and we'll pass it on to ancestors to come. We share 33 % of our diona with simple bacteria. So really, you know, if you think about the tree of the tips of that tree of life,. they are not distinct, they are not isolated.
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