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Is it Safe to Eat Food That a Fly Landed on?
"In addition to regurgitation, the fly might defecate as it explores the new surface.”
How Many Days Can I Wear the Same Pair of Socks?
We asked a microbiologist to explain just how gross it is.
Here's Even More Evidence That Hand Dryers Are Pretty Disgusting
A new study found that they're actually blowing bacteria onto your hands. Gross!
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Untreatable Infections Are Likely Killing More People Than Doctors Thought
The parents of one 27-year-old who died are speaking out.
This Is How Living in a City Affects Your Immune System
Kids exposed to critters and their germs tend to be better off.
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Bacteria-Killing Viruses Found in a Pond Knocked Out an Antibiotic-Resistant Infection
Phage therapy isn’t a new idea, but it’s taken a while to gain traction in the US.
This Student Is Getting Death Threats over a Gnarly Hand Dryer Experiment
Apparently, this is what's growing in your office's bathroom dryers.
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Researchers Have a New Explanation for Adult Acne
Smarter ways of treating it could also be on the way.
Surfers Gulp So Much Poo-Laced Seawater That They’re Carrying Antibiotic Resistant E. Coli
A study from the UK shows, yet again, how our antibiotics are failing. That, and British beaches are gross.
How Gross Is It to Eat Buffet Food?
Well, an infectious diseases specialist called them "cesspools for bacteria."