The Lives of a Cell

The author makes very explicit points in the article. In the very first line, it is agreeable to say that, "the trouble with Modern Man is that he has been trying to detach himself from nature." The observation is true in that modern man believes they are better than nature and even try take advantage of it. It is not "illusion to think that the is anything fragile about the life of the earth," because earth is fragile. Every action inflicted by modern man directly inflicts disturbance on the earth. I do disagree and believe it is irrational to say that mitochondria are not one with man. When in fact these little creatures work to perform the functions of man. Yes they are separate little ecosystems, however they come together to formulate one man. It all interconnects in which there is a domino effect. The body itself is an ecosystem and these "separate" organisms come to get together to work as one.