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When you pick your nose, you’re jamming germs and contaminants up there too. 3 scientists on how to deal with your boogers

By Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University; Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI, and Michael Gillings, Macquarie University Come on, you know you do it. Whether you’re in the trusted company of your spouse, or sneaking a quick one when you think nobody’s looking, we all pick our noses. Other primates do it too. The social stigma around nose picking is widespread. But should we really be doing it … Continue reading When you pick your nose, you’re jamming germs and contaminants up there too. 3 scientists on how to deal with your boogers