The amount of bacteria in your armpits, belly button, groin, and inside your nose may alarm you. A recent study of volunteers found 205 types of bacteria in those places, which, because they are moist, are perfect environments for microbes.
The Human Microbiome Project is dedicated to identifying and cataloging all of the microbes living on and inside the human body. They will be analyzing their link to various ailments, as well as how to promote the growth of “beneficial” bacteria that help fight disease.
(Source: Discover Magazine)
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