The average American bathroom is a veritable city of microbes. The vast majority of which are not harmful to humans. Over 600 different bacteria hunting viruses have been discovered so far. (I'm sure more to come.)

Scientists believe that many of these viruses can show us the way to control future diseases that may pop up. So, they are very interested in cataloging these viruses and researching their properties. loading...

According to Gizmodo.com,

‘Scientists swabbed people’s toothbrushes and showerheads and found them brimming with hundreds of different viruses, many of which have never been discovered until now. Thankfully, though, these bacteria-hunting viruses aren’t dangerous to people.’

Specifically, these scientists are looking for what are called bacteriophage. Bacteriop

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