'We hypothesize that microwaves actually select from the pool of bacteria…those able to resist radiation,' microbiologist Manuel Porcar told Newsweek.
How often do you clean your microwave? Chances are, it's probably not enough.It's easy to assume that the powerful radiation in a microwave oven is enough to kill any lurking bacteria, but according to new research this is absolutely not the case.
census data, microwave ovens can be found in 90 percent of U.S. households and most sources recommend cleaning them once a week. However, according to YouGov surveys, one in three Americans do not hit this target.'We should clean the microwave as much as any other surface in the kitchen, because our work demonstrates that microwaves do not remove microbial contamination at all, which was somewhat unexpected,' Porcar said.
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