I took it to mean a bacterial colony that was part of a human, which would be true. But I suppose that way of meaning would also be true because the first way is true. 🤔
Well, there are plenty of bacteria who form colonies, though I'm not sure if any do it as part of a stage of life. I'm not aware of any bacteria that have stages of life at all, like how insects have larval, pupal, etc. But bacteria do experience stages as a colony: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_growth
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frongt@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 74d
What does "being a human colony" mean? A human colony is by definition human, not bacteria.
Also *a bacterium.
LillyPip@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 74d
Sorry, I meant part of a colony, I guess. Thx for the correction.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 4 pts · 74d
I took it to mean a bacterial colony that was part of a human, which would be true. But I suppose that way of meaning would also be true because the first way is true. 🤔
LillyPip@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 73d
Can see my question that way.
But I think I meant whether the lifecycle of a bacteria including being part of a human cellular colony.
Like we are crucial to and perhaps important the reproductive phase of them.
frongt@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 74d
Well, there are plenty of bacteria who form colonies, though I'm not sure if any do it as part of a stage of life. I'm not aware of any bacteria that have stages of life at all, like how insects have larval, pupal, etc. But bacteria do experience stages as a colony: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_growth
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 74d
“These eukaryotes always need our fucking help.”
Sims@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 74d
100% true if we extend 'life-cycle' to the entire evolutionary organism/branch, not only one instance..