Michael Baym(@baym):I’ve made a disturbing realization. This single E. coli has been consistently doubling every 20 minutes. It took only 13 hours for it to fill a liter. At this rate, in a day and a half it’ll be the size of the whole earth, which would have an over 10% chance of killing everyone

Michael Baym

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Microbiology, evolution, antibiotic resistance, applied math, molecular biotech. Associate Professor @HarvardMed. Basic research is the engine of progress. 🦠🧬

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Michael Baym@baym

2026.09.11 13:58

I’ve made a disturbing realization. This single E. coli has been consistently doubling every 20 minutes. It took only 13 hours for it to fill a liter. At this rate, in a day and a half it’ll be the size of the whole earth, which would have an over 10% chance of killing everyone