

Many of us take our phones with us wherever we go, including the bathroom. We were curious how this affected the phones, and if there could be any bacteria, pathogens, or anything else on them.

We sampled 19 phones for bacteria and brought them to Dr. Susan Whittier — Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Cell Biology at Columbia University. Here are the results.

Disclaimer: Our results are from a small, selective sample and do not necessarily apply to the general population.

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