An associate professor of biochemistry at the University of
Saskatchewan is encouraging his students to inquire into the
possible health benefits of nose picking.  For the faint of
heart and nose, best turn away now. There's a kicker.  Scott
Napper wants his students to pick their noses, and then eat the
boogers.  The informal study, which Napper designed as a way to
engage students and teach them about the scientific process,
involves dividing the classroom into two groups.  Napper hopes
to insert some type of molecule into the noses of the student
body. The students will be divided in half, and members of the
experimental group will be assigned to eat their own boogers.
Scientific experiment aside, Napper is a staunch supporter of
nose picking followed by booger eating.  "Nature pushes us to do
different things because it is to our advantage to have certain
behaviors, to consume different types of foods. So maybe when
you have an urge like this to pick your nose and eat it, you
should just go with nature,"