Physics is really nothing more than a search for ultimate simplicity, but so far all we have is a kind of elegant messiness.
("A Short History of Nearly Everything")
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Because we humans are big and clever enough to produce and utilize antibiotics and disinfectants, it is easy to convince ourselves that we have banished bacteria to the fringes of existence. Don't you believe it. Bacteria may not build cities or have interesting social lives, but they will be here when the Sun explodes. This is their planet, and we are on it only because they allow us to be.
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