If you havent sanitized your microwave in a while, you may want to get on that.
A new study has revealed that these kitchen appliances can harbor some of the most resilient microbes yet discovered.
Not all microwaves host the same types of microbiomes.
Convenient household item or host to a thriving bacteria colony?© Patty Ho via Flickr
Rather, they take on some of the microscopic characteristics of the surrounding area.
Though lab microwaves have different microbiomes from their domestic counterparts, they were similar to those on solar panels.
If this is all turning you off from nuking that frozen chicken pot pie for dinner, fret not.
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