What germs are riding the subway with you? You'll be surprised

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 14:11 in Physics & Chemistry

What microbes are lurking in the Boston subway system? A team of scientists armed with sterile cotton swabs and a bit of soap rode the Red, Orange and Green lines of the T to find out. What they discovered surprised them. It turns out that the slick metal poles and well-worn hand grips used by...

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