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Scientists Accidentally Discover Incredible Bacteria-Killing Surface

Posted November 28, 2013 8:47 AM

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Wouldn't it be wonderful if you never had to worry about germs crawling around on your kitchen countertop? Well, thanks to a new discovery by Australian scientists, that could soon be a reality. And it doesn't require a drop of disinfectant.

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11/28/2013 11:29 PM

Great, now if it would work on foreign invaders in the gubbermint..

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11/28/2013 11:40 PM

Microbial version of this:

A bunker "must have".

Wouldn't cleaning the surface dull the effect?

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11/29/2013 1:45 AM

What you mean? Cleaning?

The bactaria are dead! No cleaning necessary!

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11/30/2013 1:27 PM

But I don't want to eat dead bugs.....

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11/29/2013 3:57 AM

A thin coating of silver has the same effect. A lot of fridges are made to kill bacteria in this way. My fridge for example has it and it is not particularly new either.

There are Bandaids with silver content around too for the same reasons....

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11/29/2013 5:36 AM

So whatever happened to having a properly functioning immune system so that you don't have to worry about all the little things you can't see hurting you?

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11/29/2013 5:59 AM

A formidable immune system is so passé.

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I expect next you'll tell me that you would vocalize your words to communicate with someone in your presence, even though you both posses perfectly good phones? Ridiculous!

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11/29/2013 8:03 AM

Well, thanks to the widespread use of antibiotics we just spent the last 80 years breeding new superbugs and our immune systems have not been able to keep up.
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11/30/2013 1:30 PM

It used to be normal, eating the food at your local county fair to get the trots....

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12/01/2013 6:47 AM

It used to be normal, eating the food at your local county fair to get the trots........now they are so clean, that you have to travel to Mexico now!!!

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12/01/2013 9:23 AM

The burgers and county fairs are now overcooked it now looks like pieces of leather........

Actually, you don't have to go to Mexico,...... some trans fats replacement can give you the same effects........ :0

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12/01/2013 2:43 PM

LOL!

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11/30/2013 1:28 PM

Natural maple cutting boards have a natural anti-bacteria in them...... But hey, you still have to wash them.

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