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Half the DNA on the NYC Subway Matches No Known Organism
The results of a massive new DNA sequencing project on the New York City subway have just been published. And yup, there's a lot of bacteria on the subway—though we know most of it is harmless. What's really important, though, is what we don't know about it. The PathoMap project, which involved sampling turnstiles, benches, and keypads at 466 stations, found 15,152 life-forms in total, half of which were bacterial. The Wall Street Journal has created a fun...
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At first it sounds horrifying, but really, what % of bacteria do we know about? Probably not much.
Yup really good point
My first thought on reading the headline was "so... most New Yorkers are space aliens?"
Reminded me of Men in Black.
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