# @seed on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B_2w-cAh2jR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34247119-seed-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/18c8da48e4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-05-06T18:01:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Seed (@seed) — https://gondola.cc/seed

## Caption

If you thought this was an image¹ of asteroids in outer space, you're not alone. 😉 ⁠
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But it may as well be. When you look up at the night sky and ponder the infinite expansiveness of our universe, do you ever think that you have something just as immense existing inside of you?⁠
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It's true—just as our colossal world houses a tiny you, you also are home to an ecosystem of microscopic life within. 38,000,000,000,000 of them, to be precise. They've lived in and alongside you your entire life, in your gut, on your skin, in your mouth, and were first passed to you at birth through a process called "seeding²." And in just one inch of your colon, there reside more of them than all the stars in our galaxy. 🤯⁠
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Today, The Story of You continues with Chapter 3: You Are Only 50% Human. You'll meet your microbial other half, learn why all humans are in fact 'superorganisms', and discover even more reason to cuddle your pets. 🐶⁠
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If you're just joining us, we created a free five week #LearnFromHome science course hosted entirely on Instagram Stories. Tap Chapters 1, 2, and 3 in our Highlights to learn, and don't forget to swipe up to quiz yourself at the end. 🤓 Curiosity is always rewarded. ⁠
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¹ A swab of our VP Marketing heyytessa's tongue, photographed by a nikonusa JCM-6000Plus Neoscope scanning electron microscope. ⁠
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² Hint: ever wonder why we're called Seed? 🌱

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