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The Structure of Bacteria

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Bacteria in Nature

Part of the book series: Bacteria in Nature ((BANA,volume 3))

Abstract

By nature, humans are inquisitive animals: this is the foundation of scientific investigation. However, we sometimes have difficulty in comprehending, and therefore interpreting, the data; this is especially true when working with systems much different from those of our own experience. In these cases, we are forced to attempt to comprehend the system by the use of analogy. For example, when describing the nature of fundamental quark particles, nuclear physicists have allocated to them the characteristics of flavor and color. These words are used because different flavors or kinds of quarks exist, and all possess one of three colors that combine in quantum mechanics reminiscent of the way visual colors coalesce. The words color and flavor have nothing whatsoever to do with our visible and tangible world, but the analogy makes it easier to understand. Analogies are advantageous, as they make difficult concepts simpler by equating them with the experience of our everyday life. However, we must also realize that they may make our interpretation too shallow for those uncertain worlds beyond our total grasp.

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