Tuesday, April 22, 2014

ABC: Surprising Bacteria That Live on Your Money

Germs are an unavoidable part of life. No matter how many times you sanitize, there's always another door knob, public space, or bathroom you're bound to come in contact with. But do you sanitize every time you slip a few bills into or out of your wallet? A recent study conducted by New York University's Center for Genomics and Systems Biology identified 3,000 types of bacteria on dollar bills from a Manhattan bank. Most of the bacteria were unsurprisingly microbes found on the skin, while others matched those found in mouths, and even some in vaginas. [Category: Health] http://abcnews.go.com/Health/bacteria-live-money/story?id=23413718

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