hygiene hypothesis
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Being Clean Doesn’t Have to Be Bad for Our Immune System, Scientists Say
Staying clean might not be as bad for your immune system as is sometimes believed, researchers in the UK say. In a new paper this week, the authors argue that claims about the so-called hygiene hypothesis are overblown and people do benefit overall from keeping their home environment relatively clear of germs. But we do…
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A Creepy, Crawling Robot Baby Reminds Us That Carpets Are Disgusting
To the untrained eye, babies are nothing more than drooling, crying blobs who do basically nothing all day. But a recent study published in Environmental Science & Technology has found that babies are actually drooling, crying blobs who stir up impressive clouds of bacteria, dirt, fungi and bug bits wherever they crawl. And all it…
