{
  "name": "Count against mass for human cells and bacteria in a 70 kg reference man",
  "desc": "Cell counts and masses for all human cells, red blood cells, fat and muscle cells together, and bacteria.",
  "lic": "CC BY 4.0",
  "lic_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "by": "Ants, Cells & Atoms",
  "url": "https://antscellsandatoms.com/scale/how-many-bacteria-in-the-human-body/",
  "from": [
    "values typed from Sender 2016"
  ],
  "how": "Compiled by Ants, Cells & Atoms from the data listed",
  "data_by": [
    "Sender R, Fuchs S, Milo R 2016, PLoS Biology 14(8):e1002533, CC BY 4.0, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002533 (retrieved 2026-10-24)",
    "fat and muscle count and mass derived 2026-10-24 for this page from the shares given in Sender 2016"
  ]
}