Scientists are building an ultimate atlas of the vagina. Here's why.

livescience.com ^ | 2/6/25 | Nicoletta Lanese

[martin_fierro]

Scientists are on a quest to chart a comprehensive map of the vagina — namely, an atlas that catalogs the diverse range of microorganisms that live there.

These microbes are collectively known as the vaginal microbiome, and they include bacteria, fungi and simple organisms called archaea, along with viruses, although viruses are not technically "alive." Shifts in the abundances of these microbes, especially the bacteria, have been linked to various health conditions, including pregnancy complications, such as preterm birth; chronic diseases, like endometriosis; and infections, including urinary tract infections (UTIs) and human papillomavirus (HPV).

8< SNIP! >8

[martin_fierro]

h/t to sunky

♀☹☠☣☢★☆ MANGLED GENITALS ☆★☢☣☠☹♂

[Larry Lucido]

[Theophilus]

More gas lighting: “we’re just in here for ze bugs”

[Mark17]

Bofus?

[OHPatriot]

So how much did USAID pay for this little science experiment?

[martin_fierro]

[glennaro]

D’ya think Google Maps might pick up on this? I’ve heard stories from women that suggest a map would’ve been helpful in more than a few of their encounters. Cheers!

[x]

Gots to make sure you don't take a wrong turn at the cervix.

[George from New England]

saving for good read at lunchtime

[x]

This is an orange ...

... I think ...

[fso301]

Here's why.

Fembots!

[linMcHlp]

The Protoplasmic Portal?

Behind which, an unknown collective of cellular mysticism lurks?

[Qwapisking]

thanks for clarifying. was convinced that this was a “under the hood” view of the typical man-hating feminazi we always see at those protests where no one can tell how the protesters are plumbed.

[PGR88]

"Ultimate Atlas of the Vagina"

When I was a kid, I always looked for this book at the public library, but it was constantly on-loan....

[BigFreakinToad]

Hahahahaha! my first snort of the day

[imabadboy99]

I’m willing to help with this project

[BigFreakinToad]

Ha!!

[Qwapisking]

all of these years of thinking I was eating healthy and now....

[BigFreakinToad]

might be the only expenditure that was worth anything, besides balloon animal college