Buff Memes

Size matters in biology, apparently. The meme perfectly captures the scientific hierarchy based on what you study - from the tiny bacteria to entire ecosystems. Microbiologists think they're buff because they can identify 37 strains of E. coli , biologists flex with their knowledge of organ systems, but macrobiologists? Those ecosystem-studying behemoths don't even fit in the lab doorways. My PhD advisor was a macrobiologist. Still can't use regular-sized pipettes to this day.