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Clothes That Kill

Posted by michael on from the a-fox-special dept.

StriderA writes "Robert Engel, of Queens College at The City University of New York, and colleagues have developed a new defence against bacteria and fungi. It seems that they have created tiny molecular daggers that actually seek and destroy the fatty bacteria. Applications to include battling athletes foot to military uniforms that kill anthrax."

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  1. What about... by mikerod · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ..clones that kill?

  2. Wife beater T with built-in Lipo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If they could extend these daggers to perform liposuction in proportion to the amount of beer spilled on the T, they would be rich.