OT: A Map of Human-Dwelling Microbes

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So they are attempting to map the human body area byarea and the kinds of bacteria that inhabit it; turns out,there is more variation than they expected. Like, who could have known that? A Map of Human-Dwelling Microbeshttp://technologyreview.com/blog/editors/24361/Although I read somewhere recently that everyonehas the same bacteria in the inside of our elbows, thepurpose of which - as far as they know as yet - is to help keep the area moist enough so the skindoesn't rub.Mara