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Recent News Stories Have Reported on the ʺMicrobiomeʺ of the Human

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Recent news stories have reported on the ʺmicrobiomeʺ of the human body. The reports include statements about the abundance of the microbes in and on the human body (ʺThey outnumber our cells 10 to 1ʺ) and that most of these microbes are unknown to science. Discuss how microbiologists can have confidence in these apparently conflicting statements.


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Behavioral Consistency

The tendency for people to behave in the same way in different situations, reflecting the stable traits or dispositions of their personality.

Personality

The amalgamation of traits or attributes that create a person's unique character and ways of behaving.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique in which a patient says whatever comes to mind without censorship as a way to uncover unconscious thoughts and feelings.

Reality

The state of things as they actually exist, outside of individual perceptions or interpretations.

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