Snow is Diseased
Do you like running out in fresh snowfall and catching snowflakes on your tongue. Maybe you shouldn’t. Our friends over at MWDaily have the story:
According to a new study published in Science magazine, up to 85% of snowflake nuclei are bacteria. The most common bacteria found was Pseudomonas syringae, which can cause disease in several types of plants including tomatoes and beans.
Gross stuff, eh?
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