Just FYI, Urine Is Not Actually Sterile

President-elect Donald Trump declared he was a “germaphobe” Wednesday to deflect unverified allegations that he hired sex workers to perform a “golden shower” show, in which urination is part of a sex act.   Trump probably meant his “germaphobe” defense as a little joke in light of the uncorroborated dossier, published Tuesday by Buzzfeed. It alleges Russian intelligence officials have compromising personal information on Trump, including the event described above. Numerous social media users immediately started complaining that this alibi doesn’t hold water, citing an oft-repeated claim that “urine is sterile.” URINE IS STERILE, MR. PRESIDENT-ELECT— Patrick Monahan (@pattymo) January 11, 2017 Urine is sterile. OK for a germaphobe.— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) January 11, 2017 One million people tweeting "urine is sterile" at me is exactly how I was hoping today would go.— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) January 11, 2017 But regardless of what you think about the report on Trump, here’s one thing we’d like to clear up: Urine is not actually sterile.  The popular myth reportedly has roots in 1950s research on urinary tract infections, and even then, scientists only believed that urine was sterile if it came from people without UTIs, according to Science News. A 2014 study, however, suggests that all urine has some level of bacteria. Res...
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