@Organiks so tell me if I'm understanding this properly,this thread was about the fact that microbes are everywhere and affect life of all kinda way more than most people know or would like to think. Am I close? And alot of people know there is microbes on us and in us but you seem to be diving deeper into the roles that these microbes play in our cellular processes and how they interact with our DNA,absolutely amazing and something I've pondered on for awhile now but just haven't put in the time for research that you have. I feel like microbes are responsible for the system of life we have on earth and without them things would be much different,as you mentioned earlier in thread,some of these organisms can live in places most other things can't. Intelligent life on other planets we ask? Obviously the appropriate questions would be,what is considered intelligent and what do we define as life? Cuz the first question to me is a big DUH!