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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

  • Written by: Mark Patrick Taylor, Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, Macquarie University
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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 – and what should we do with our boogers?

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