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Here is an interesting project that a fellow mold avoider just told me about: an investigation in the microorganisms present in peoples homes: >Hypothesis 4: The microbes you live with influence your health and wellbeing. >A number of adverse health symptoms or diseases (itchy eyes, headaches, asthma, allergies, and auto-immune disorders, to name a few) may be linked to changes in the microbial species with which we live. Perhaps, as a consequence of “modern” living we’ve lost some beneficially protective species or improved the conditions for the survival of pathogens. After all, we now spend less time getting “dirty” outside, and many of us live in homes with central air, sealed windows and surfaces scrubbed clean, at every opportunity, with antimicrobial wipes. >The final goal of our study is to understand if the variation in microbes in our homes is associated with variation in health and wellbeing. To that end, we’ll ask you about your cleaning practices as well as some general questions about the health of your household. We’ll then try to model factors associated with microbial composition or household characteristics that best predict the presence of these symptoms or diseases. homes.yourwildlife.org/
Posted on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 05:47:26 +0000

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