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June 07, 2016

Study: New material kills E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds
Singapore (UPI) Jun 6, 2016
Researchers in Singapore have created a new antimicrobial material capable of neutralizing E. coli bacteria in 30 seconds. They detailed their feat in a paper published last week in the nanomaterials journal Small. The research arrives just a week after U.S. health officials announced the presence of a "superbug" bacteria strain - found in the urine of a Pennsylvania women - resistant to the "last resort" antibiotic colistin. "The global threat of drug-resistant bacteria has given rise ... read more

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