Feeling a bit brain dead after a week in the office? Then it's time for a trip outdoors to ingest some bacteria!
According to research recently presented at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, exposure of mice to Mycobacterium vaccae, a soil bacteria commonly ingested outdoors, stimulated neuron growth and improved their ability to navigate mazes.
Pity that it's raining outside right now.
Via ScienceDaily.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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