Beijing's Air is Filthier Than Your Crotch

As if we didn't already have enough to worry about when it comes to Beijing's air, scientists have now discovered DNA that can lead to bacteria becoming antibiotic resistant swishing about in that filthy cocktail of stuff we snort in and out 24 hours a day.

If that doesn't cause you to run screaming to your local neighborhood air filter store (or order one online), we don't know what will -- but don't push the panic button quite yet.

Essentially, scientists took up samples of air, distilled out all the yecch they found in it, and tested it for DNA sequences found in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. They found a lot – more than they found in wastewater, pharmaceutical pollution, mines, and human urogenital tracts (your reproductive and urinary organ system).

Click "Read more" for the rest of this story.

Image: Wikispaces

---