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NC Professor Swabbing Armpits And Ears For Her Research

WFAE | By Marshall Terry
Published August 1, 2017 at 9:41 AM EDT
North Carolina Central University
Dr. Julie Horvath

Ok, so we're going to get a bit gross.  A researcher with N.C. Central and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is studying personal hygiene and its effects on the microbes on our skin. To do it, Julie Horvath is taking samples from people's arm pits and from in their ears - not the most appealing things to be studying. Nevertheless, we got curious about it and reached out to Horvath to find out more.
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Marshall Terry
Marshall came to WFAE after graduating from Appalachian State University, where he worked at the campus radio station and earned a degree in communication. Outside of radio, he loves listening to music and going to see bands - preferably in small, dingy clubs.
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