Articles on Dirty

March 21, 2023

From the bed sheets to the TV remote, a microbiologist reveals the shocking truth about dirt and germs in hotel rooms

Primrose Freestone, University of Leicester

The filthy secrets of hotel rooms and why you might want to pack disinfectant on your next trip.

June 22, 2018

Primrose Freestone, University of Leicester

Sit v squat – the big public toilet stand-off.

November 11, 2015

David Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology and Guillermo Amador, Wageningen University

Cleanliness is next to godliness. Did you know hairiness is a part of the equation as well?

Primrose Freestone
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester
David Hu
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biology, Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Guillermo Amador
Assistant Professor in the Experimental Zoology, Wageningen University