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The Bacteria on the Handprint of an 8-Year-Old After Playing Outside
- rakic 11y agoHigh resolution: http://www.microbeworld.org/component/jlibrary/?view=article&task=download&id=13867 http://www.microbeworld.org/component/jlibrary/?view=article... The author discusses in detail how she made the print in the comments.
- gus_massa 11y agoVery strange but very nice project. I also recommend to read the comments. Just a technical note: Many of the dot's are from mold/fungi, not bacteria.
- mattkrea 11y agoI'm almost concerned to have this become a popular post. We have too many people already telling everyone to use hand sanitizer and all this nonsense. Great picture though.
- pimlottc 11y agoIt's refreshing to see the positive and appreciative comments on the original article instead of the knee-jerk sorts of reactions you often see in the mass media.
- simonblack 11y agoThe bright orange ones might be staph. aureus. They'd need to be examined under a microscope to give a better idea of their identity than just the color. There's a difference between being merely colonised and being infected.
- anotheryou 11y agoparaphrased from the reddit comments: ››after washing your adult hands it would look no different (maybe more diverse)‹‹ edit: link to some pictures about it (but remember to keep your kids dirty :) it's good for them http://safesmokedfish.foodstandards.gov.scot/assessment/5126 http://safesmokedfish.foodstandards.gov.scot/assessment/5126 Nice detail: see the white big blob in the bottom left? It's probably producing anti-biotics, keeping the other stuff at a distance (how did nobody see this earlier?)