EVERY DAY ACROSS the country, the button on a pedestrian crossing could be pressed by dozens of people.
Seeing as people’s hands are often not the cleanest, something people are conscious of now with the current flu outbreak, are germs being transferred to the button?
A BT Young Scientist project by students from Castleknock Community College in Dublin found there is a significant amount of bacteria there – but that doesn’t mean you should be avoiding them at all costs.
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