"A typical hand had roughly 150 different species of bacteria living on
it. Across 102 human hands in the study, researchers detected and identified 4,742 different bacteria species.
[Fortunately,] the vast majority of the bacteria we have on our body are either harmless or beneficial."
Also, women have a much greater variety of bacteria than do men. Full story here.
It gives a whole new meaning to the idea of a helping hand.
To say nothing of living hand to mouth.
I guess you guys thnk all this is funny. But did you notice women are coming up with the short end of the stick in this study?
That gives a whole new meaning to the idea of a (self sensored).
More on germs. This is from Psychology Today.
If you’re ever in Vancouver and decide to swing by a McDonalds, you might want to avoid the one on West Marine Drive.
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal recently ruled that an employee there has a human right not to wash her hands at work due to a skin condition.
http://ezralevant.com/2008/04/the-human-right-for-mcdonalds.html