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Sex leaves 'microbial traces' on genitalia, even when a condom is used — scientists call it the 'sexome'
After this period of abstinence, they had the participants take swabs of their genital regions to be sent to the lab for analysis. Overall, the female participants had a greater volume of bacteria ...
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The sexome's forensic potential: After intercourse, both partners leave traces of their own unique genital microbiome
At the beginning of the study, each participant collected samples of their genital microbiome using swabs. The investigators used RNA gene sequencing to determine which bacteria strains were ...