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"Biome recolonized by the bacteria of hundreds of other people who also put their dirty feet on the plate"
by stickfigure 1y ago
"Biome recolonized by the bacteria of hundreds of other people who also put their dirty feet on the plate"
- msandford 1y agoIt's a wonderful theory, but alas. Copper is aggressively antimicrobial. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial_properties_of_copper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial_properties_of_co...
- Retric 1y agoAntimicrobial isn’t the same thing as sterile. You can culture bacteria after swabbing a copper plate people are touching.