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People with beards are less likely to have disease carrying bacteria

7 points| dhruvbird | 10 years ago |bbc.com

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lookACamel|10 years ago

>So what's going on? The researchers suggested that shaving might cause micro-abrasions in the skin "which may support bacterial colonisation and proliferation".

The obvious next step would be to take samples from people who don't need to shave. (Women for example.)