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We're Saved! ...Thanks to Science!
So neal points out a very interesting article over on BBC News, about how scientists have discovered a novel way to kill bacteria - even those worrisome "superbugs" which have developed immunity to conventional antibiotics.
Hooray! After all, we've all been worried about the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the coming return of bacterial pandemics and the New Black Death. Or at least I have. But now we need no longer worry! Thanks to Science!!
Actually, the article and the technology therein reminded me of the oligodynamic effect, a not-fully-understood phenomenon wherein various metals and their alloys are natively hostile to bacteria, to the point where a brass doorknob will disinfect itself in about eight hours.
Interesting stuff.