Urgelt's video: What Is a Human Being

[UPDATE: Nestle Corporation has announced the results of a study which demonstrates potential for treating obesity and Type II diabetes by modulating gut flora. (Mind you, tons more research is needed, and it might not pan out). Here's a link: http://www.flex-news-food.com/pages/16367/Nestle/nestle-researchers-discover-new-link-gut-microbiota-glucose-control.html} For more information, Wired recently posted a fascinating article: http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2007/04/bacteriahacking I've been aware of this subject for some years and have followed it with interest. But this article does a great job of pulling together a very solid picture for the layman. Don't miss this article. In the video, I emphasized bacteria. But bacteria aren't the only symbiotes living with us. To learn more about symbiotes in humans, Google "human symbiotes" or "human symbiants" (they're synonyms, but a particular article may only use one of the terms).