# Boogers in general

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boogers-in-general/214760>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [November 23, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boogers-in-general/214760 "2003-11-23T01:08:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ivan\_Starokapustin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@Ivan\_Starokapustin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ivan_Starokapustin)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boogers-in-general/214760/1 "2003-11-23T01:08:26Z")

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[http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbooger.html](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbooger.html)

The article about DNA from boogers was lacking in only one thing. The omission form the answer of the contents of a boogers.

What exactly do boogers consist of? Whats the chemical symbol for boogers?

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2003, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boogers-in-general/214760/2 "2003-11-23T01:22:37Z")

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They are primarily mucus, combined with some dust and other particulate matter from inhaled air, and some material from the lining of the nasal passages.