U.S. researchers discover how bleach works to kill bacteria
Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 12:42
in Biology & Nature
U.S. scientists say chlorine bleach works as a household disinfectant because it attacks proteins in bacteria, causing them to clump together into a mass much like proteins do in a boiled egg.
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