Cleaning up
As well as coating the nylon used in stitches, the viruses were attached to tiny beads:
'The beads can be incorporated into cleaning materials and creams for burns, wounds and abscesses. They can also be used in sprays to eradicate host bacteria from the environment.' Janice Spencer
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Janice Spencer, microbiology expert, University of Strathclyde.
Image: University of Strathclyde |
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