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You Live on a
Planet of Microbes


More than 90% of the
Earths biomass is microbial.

Microbes can be found everywhere. Deep below the sea floor, high up in the clouds, and even inside us. Microbes are our best friends. They fix carbon dioxide and methane - green - house gases that would otherwise reach the atmosphere and speed up global warming. Microbes even degrade the toxic waste we produce.

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