How your microbiome is shaped by your friends, family, lovers and pets
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We used to think the microbiome was mainly formed when we were babies but who you choose to live with later in life will shape…
We used to think the microbiome was mainly formed when we were babies but who you choose to live with later in life will shape…
If microbes from one person can easily transfer to others, their beneficial or harmful effects can also spread to others.
Ducks are named after the verb, "to duck."View Entire Post ›
Wat is er leuk aan een zoen? Ik bedoel een intieme, romantische zoen. Het is niet zo simpel noch zo gewoon als je denkt.
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Turns out bacteria cells might not actually outnumber your own, but there's still a heck of a lot of the little buggers living…
Science Sharing a life means sharing your microbes. The story of love is also the story of slowing sharing more and…
You may not even realize how much your sense of smell or taste is influencing who you fall in love with.
Atto istintivo, comportamento imposto dalla società o necessità "fisiologica"? In occasione della Giornata mondiale del bacio…
Sheril Kirshenbaum, University of Texas at…
How much do you know about your body? From little creepy crawlers living on your skin to passing millions of bacteria when you…
As of this week, there are 80,000,000 scholarly items registered with Crossref! By the way, we update these interesting…
Una empresa radicada en Londres, Altmetric, ha realizado una lista de los artículos de investigación científica más influyentes…
Nadszedł ten raczej nieciekawy czas roku: zamiast czytać o najnowszych doniesieniach w nauce, czytać będziemy o tym, co działo…
Sneaking a kiss under the mistletoe is a longstanding Christmas tradition, steeped in ancient lore. My favorite story surrounds…
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Inadequately referenced, badly designed and poorly executed studies are perverting the course of scienceScience is built upon…
Inadequately referenced, badly designed and poorly executed studies are perverting the course of science Continue reading...
Well, so there I was, enjoying a relatively peaceful and quiet Valnetine's day. When I noticed a Tweet directed to me from one…
It was a big year for robot penguins, snake penises, and space exploration. Sadly not all at the same time.
The…
Airplanes are so permeated with bacteria that it is truly a wonder that anyone survives a flight. I'll bet you thought it was…
After watching CSI, and with forensic science being more advanced than ever, it’s easy to presume that criminals leave DNA…
After watching CSI, and with forensic science being more advanced than ever, it’s easy to presume that criminals leave DNA…
After watching CSI, and with forensic science being more advanced than ever, it’s easy to presume that criminals leave DNA…
(.craig/Flickr via Compfight) That kiss last night? You may have left with more than butterflies. According to Dutch researchers…
There’s nothing hotter than copulating till you die. We found out ancient fish in Scotland may have invented sex.
More than 100 trillion microorganisms inhabit your body. And one common social gesture leads you to take in about 40 million…
In the current issue of Science, By The Numbers: "80 MILLION -- Number of bacteria that can be transmitted during a 10-second…
Some scientists have argued that kissing is an evolutionarily adaptive behavior. Their hypothesis is that, because kissing…
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Scientists in the Netherlands have reported that we share about 80m bacteria during a passionate ten-second kiss; a finding…
WHAAAT? Il venerdì casual della scienza – “Donami mille baci, poi altri cento, poi altri mille, poi ancora altri cento, poi di…
WHAAAT? Il venerdì casual della scienza – “Donami mille baci, poi altri cento, poi altri mille, poi ancora altri cento, poi di…
A new study released in the journal Microbiome (it’s open-access!) has concluded that “intimate kissing” that lasts at least 10…
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Couples who give each other intimate kisses several times a day share similar communities of saliva-dwelling oral bacteria.
From NPR, apparently when we kiss, we can transfer ab 80 million bacteria to our partner!!! This is based on a new study out…
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Nada menos que 80 millones de bacterias se transfieren durante un beso de 10 segundos. Esto según un estudio publicado en la…
When you lock lips with that special person, you’re not only sharing your bubbling passions, but also your unique blend of oral…
Photo: flickr/micheycast The next time you’re swapping saliva with your significant other, think about this: you’re probably…
The next time you're swapping saliva with your significant other, think about this: you're probably swapping more than just…
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Kissing for ten seconds is long enough to transfer about 80 million bacteria between two mouths, according to a study of 21…
My love comes with microbes, with 80 million bacteria in a single kiss. And couples who share more than nine long kisses a day…
What's In His Kiss? 80 Million…
For those who think science is not romantic, a new study on kiFor those who think science is not romantic, a new study on…
Las parejas que se besan en la boca al menos nueve veces al día comparten comunidades similares de bacterias y con cada beso…
Nada menos que 80 millones de bacterias se transfieren durante un beso con lengua de 10 segundos, según un estudio publicado en…
Christmas seems to come earlier each year. Our thoughts turn to the exchange of gifts, time with family and friends and the…
在接吻时,双方口腔中的细菌会随着唾液的接触而交换,不过在此之前,