The UK students collected an assortment of bacteria—from human personal and physical interaction, soil, germs, etc.—in petri-dishes, let it sit and grow for three days, and then took photographs and mounted them on large artistic canvases for public display.
“[Our] mobile phone doesn’t just remember telephone numbers; it also harbors a history of our personal and physical contacts,” says Simon Park, a student and bacterial art creator.
Park points out that although the majority of the bacteria was quite harmless, more serious strains of bacteria were found on phones—including Staphylococcus aureus, boils, food poisoning, and sinusitis.
And what’s worse is that popular touch screen phones were the absolute worst bacterial sources, almost just as bad as computer keyboards, which, to really put things in perspective, harbor about 18 times more bacteria than a toilet handle in a public men’s restroom.
To ward off nasty smart phone bacteria, health professionals recommend using anti-bacterial wipes to keep your phone from making you sick.
Source: Fox News
