Dirty Money, Literally

Money is dirty indeed.

Each dollar bill carries about 3,000 types of bacteria on its surface, scientists have found. Most are harmless. But cash also has DNA from drug-resistant microbes. And your wad of dough may even have a smudge of anthrax and diphtheria.

While the study did offer some form of assurance, it makes mobile payment look like an ingenious idea, huh?

via npr.