When it comes to detecting psychos, you just gotta go with their gut.

Scientists have found a surprising link between certain microbes and darker personality characteristics, according to a shocking study in Nature.

“We hypothesized that the composition of the gut and oral microbiota may be associated with subclinical psychopathic personality traits,” wrote the team, led by Carolina Costa from the University of Porto in Portugal.

While it’s long been known that microscopic flora can influence our mental state, this yet-to-be-peer-reviewed study reportedly marked the first time this particular “association” had been explored.

It is well known…

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