Albert Kluyver "From elephant to...bacteria-it is all the same!" What did he mean?

Answer 1

"From elephant to butyric acid bacterium – it is all the same", Albert Kluyver.

He commented on his principle of "unity in biochemistry", which says that all living organisms are similar in different ways. A comparative study of bacteria will let us gain insight into higher organisms.

You can read more about it in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Kluyver
and other articles.

Answer 2

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