That’s not to say, of course, that you shouldn’t wash your hands. The human body is more accustomed to some bacteria than others, and even then it can only tolerate certain amounts of ...

“All Dyson Airblade hand dryers have HEPA filters that capture particles as small as bacteria from the washroom air before it leaves the machine,” the company said.

A viral Facebook photo shows what happened when one woman used a petri dish to collect bacteria from inside a hand dryer.

Behold some of the bacteria that grew when a boy who had been playing outside pressed his hand onto a Petri dish.

Then they got down to testing, pressing their hands to petri dishes before and after each trial, and then putting the dishes in an incubator for two days to watch the bacteria grow.

Dyson Airblade hand dryers are pictured in a promotional image from the company. The assignment from Nichole Ward’s microbiology professor was simple: Choose a location, open a petri dish for ...

The post claims hand dryers collect harmful fungi carried over from toilets, and spray that gunk all over your hands. The woman who posted it placed a petri dish under a hand dryer for three ...

After testing each hand dryer, the Petri dishes were placed in an incubator to allow the bacteria to grow in a controlled environment.

That Viral Hand Dryer Petri Dish Isn't as Scary as it Looks Not all bacteria make you sick, even when they're from the bathroom. by Peter Hess Feb. 8, 2018 ...

The assignment from Nichole Ward’s microbiology professor was simple: Choose a location, open a petri dish for three minutes and observe what grew over the next two days.