Carl Zimmer discovered that his belly button is home to 53 different types of bacteria. One of them usually lives in the ocean. Another one lives in the soil. In Japan. So even though he’s never been to Japan, Japan has been to his belly button. A fascinating look at a very unique part of our microbiome. (via Discover Magazine)
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Carl Zimmer discovered that his belly button is home to 53 different types of bacteria. One of them usually lives in the ocean. Another one lives in the soil. In Japan.

So even though he’s never been to Japan, Japan has been to his belly button. A fascinating look at a very unique part of our microbiome.

(via Discover Magazine)

Source: blogs.discovermagazine.com

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