fungus – Greg Laden's Blog https://gregladen.com/blog Wed, 22 May 2013 21:25:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://i0.wp.com/gregladen.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Greg_Ladens_Blog_Favicon_black_GLb.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 fungus – Greg Laden's Blog https://gregladen.com/blog 32 32 77525483 How can I get rid of foot fungus? https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/05/22/how-can-i-get-rid-of-foot-fungus/ https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/05/22/how-can-i-get-rid-of-foot-fungus/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 21:25:58 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=16733 Continue reading How can I get rid of foot fungus? →]]> You can’t!

There’s a fungus among us—a hundred different species in fact—and nearly all take up residence on our feet, according to a study that appears in the journal Nature this week.

Only a few fungi species were found on other body parts known to house fungi—such as behind the ears and on palms—according to the most thorough analysis to date of our fungal “landscape.”

Ha. You’re probably better off leaving most of them alone. Click through for the details.

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Also of interest: In Search of Sungudogo: A novel of adventure and mystery, which is also an alternative history of the Skeptics Movement.

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