By Tanya Campbell
As part (click here) of a comprehensive new study, researchers have gathered samples of micro bacteria in New York City's subway cars and stations. In the research project termed as 'PathoMap', DNA from more than 500 species of bacteria that included some from food items, and 67 species found were known to cause illness.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority runs the city's subways and as per their data, there is no threat to human health. Dr. Christopher Mason, assistant professor of computational genomics at Weill Cornell Medical College, stated that traces of pathogenic microbes have been found.
But their amount was enough to pose a threat to human health. "The presence of these microbes and the lack of reported medical cases is truly a testament to our body's immune system, and our innate ability to continuously adapt to our environment", affirmed Dr. Mason....
