The idea of eight-legged mites that have sex on your face and nipples while you sleep may sound like a concept from the latest horror blockbuster.
But the creatures are very much real and are becoming such simplified organisms that they may soon ‘become one with humans,’ according to a new study.
Demodex folliculorum mites are carried by almost every human on the face, eyelashes, and nipples, moving between follicles looking for a mate.
Researchers from the University of Reading have sequenced…
